Payment transactions, instruments, and systems: A survey

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 1573-1624

  Hancock, Diana ^a   Humphrey, David B ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cash; Checks; E590; G200; Giro; Risk; Settlement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031536958     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(97)00046-0     Document Type: Article

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