The payments industry–the business of transferring value through public and corporate
infrastructures–is undergoing rapid transformation. New business models and regulatory …

Consumer credit borrowing–using credit cards, store cards and personal loans–is an
important and routine part of many of our lives. But what happens when these everyday …

Today, nearly the entire adult population in Sweden uses a digital BankID for more purposes
than only financial ones. Issuing identity documents is commonly perceived as a task for …

Modern payment cards encompass a bewildering array of consumer technologies, from
credit and debit cards to stored-value and loyalty cards. But what unites all of these financial …

This article has a twofold ambition. First, exploring the peculiar Swedish case, it contributes
to the international history of credit cards dominated by the American narrative. Early …

Plastics are mundane and familiar materials. While we may not be able to individually name
all the members of the big family of synthetic polymers known as plastics—vinyl …

Durch welche Praktiken und unter welchen institutionellen Bedingungen hat sich das US-
amerikanische Verhältnis zum Kredit im 19. Jahrhundert entwickelt? Fernand Braudel hat …

Chile understands the tip as an economic reward that exceeds the amount established for
the payment of a service and is typically communicated during 'table service.'In Chile …

Chile understands the tip as an economic reward that exceeds the amount established for
the payment of a service and is typically communicated during 'table service.'In Chile …

L'argent liquide n'en finit pas de disparaître du quotidien. Les pièces et les billets, qui
constituent encore la forme de référence de l'argent dans les imaginaires, s' effacent peu à …