What is in it for us? Network effects and bank payment innovation

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1613-1630

  Milne, Alistair ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial organisation; Retail payment systems; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646425607     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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