IMF Working Papers

Six Puzzles in Electronic Money and Banking

BySaleh M. Nsouli, Connel Fullenkamp

February 1, 2004

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Saleh M. Nsouli, and Connel Fullenkamp. "Six Puzzles in Electronic Money and Banking", IMF Working Papers 2004, 019 (2004), accessed 12/7/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451843774.001

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Summary

The literature on the economic effects of electronic money and banking lacks organization and a common analytical framework. This paper identifies the main issues raised by e-money and e-banking and presents them as six puzzles. Our solutions to the puzzles build a framework for analyzing the effects of e-money and e-banking, and for choosing the appropriate approach to regulating electronic money and banking.

Subject: Bank credit, Banking, Currencies, Demand for money, Digital currencies, Monetary base, Money, Technology

Keywords: Bank credit, bank deposit, Currencies, Demand for money, Digital currencies, e-money provider, electronic banking, Electronic money, electronic money drive, electronic money provider, government money, Internet banking, Internet e-banking, Monetary base, monetary policy, money demand, money supply, private e-money provider, unit of account, WP