e-money

Intangible payment medium

E-money is money stored electronically rather than as physical cash or in a traditional bank account.

The term covers digital wallets, prepaid cards, and online payment systems where value exists as data: She loaded e-money onto her transit card.

Also called electronic money.

wallet

app

Mobile device software

Venmo · PayPal · prepaid · top-up · balance · smartphone

crypto

cryptocurrency

Encrypted decentralized money

  • blockchainCryptographic linked transaction record
  • altcoinAlternative digital currency
  • rippleMinor surface disturbance

dash · decentralized · mining · tokenization · proof-of-stake · proof-of-work · hashrate · stablecoin · exchange

transaction

payment

Fulfilling a financial obligation

clearing · debit · credit · autopay · chargeback · disbursement · preauthorization · reconciliation · cashless · cross-border

gaming

credits

Units toward graduation

in-game · microtransactions · skins · cosmetics · rewards · gold · gems · V-Bucks · free-to-play · pay-to-win

ecommerce

checkout

Payment completion process

marketplace · buyer · seller · order · invoice · fulfillment · shipping · tracking · returns · cybercash

regulation

compliance

Adhering to requirements

  • AMLIllicit finance prevention framework
  • licensingGranting official permission
  • anti-fraudOpposing deceptive schemes

reporting · audit

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Opposites
physical form

e-moneycash

Ready spending funds

coins · paper money · bills · banknotes · hard currency

technological modernity

e-moneycowrie shells

Mollusks used as currency

wampum · analog · barter · shells

exchange mechanism

e-moneybarter

Direct goods-for-goods exchange

direct exchange · commodity exchange

Family

money, electronic, e-commerce, online banking, e-wallet, mobile payment, e-payment

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Used worldwide · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G