The reasons for disintermediation on in the financial systems can be found on both sides of supply and demand. This progressing phenomenon is a result of numerous changes in the post-crisis financial sector landscape. In this article, the authors analyse the underlying causes of the shift away...

The use of bank notes in Canada for payments has declined consistently for some time, and similar trends are evident in other countries. This has led some observers to predict a cashless society in the future. This paper considers the implications of the abandonment of the use of cash in the...

This departmental paper discusses the evolving prudential frameworks for nonbank issuers of electronic money. Some jurisdictions take a relatively light-touch approach to regulating electronic money issuers (EMIs). Others have sought to apply more stringent requirements to protect electronic...

1. Introduction: Banks And Non-Banks In The European Market For Payments -- 2. Payments -- 3. Key Legislative Initiatives On The Establishment Of An Internal Market For Payments -- 4. Non-Bank Market Access -- 5. Security Measures For Banks And Non-Banks -- 6. Anti-Money Laundering And The...