Paying with Plastic : The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing.
Evans, David S.
Paying with Plastic : The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (384 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Plastic Cards -- 2 - From Seashells to Electrons -- 3 - More Than Money -- 4 - From Gourmets to the Masses -- 5 - From Sardi's to Saks.com -- 6 - It Takes Two to Tango -- 7 - Co-opetition and the Payment Card Ecosystem -- 8 - System Wars -- 9 - Issuer Brawls -- 10 - Backroom Battles -- 11 - The Antitrust Wars -- 12 - On the Brink -- 13 - And They Don't Take Cash -- Sources and Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry.
9780262272438
Credit cards--United States.
Bank credit cards--United States.
Electronic funds transfers--United States.
Electronic commerce--United States.
Consumer credit--United States.
Electronic books.
HG3755.8.U6 E94 2005
332.7/65/0973
Paying with Plastic : The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (384 pages) - The MIT Press Series . - The MIT Press Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Plastic Cards -- 2 - From Seashells to Electrons -- 3 - More Than Money -- 4 - From Gourmets to the Masses -- 5 - From Sardi's to Saks.com -- 6 - It Takes Two to Tango -- 7 - Co-opetition and the Payment Card Ecosystem -- 8 - System Wars -- 9 - Issuer Brawls -- 10 - Backroom Battles -- 11 - The Antitrust Wars -- 12 - On the Brink -- 13 - And They Don't Take Cash -- Sources and Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry.
9780262272438
Credit cards--United States.
Bank credit cards--United States.
Electronic funds transfers--United States.
Electronic commerce--United States.
Consumer credit--United States.
Electronic books.
HG3755.8.U6 E94 2005
332.7/65/0973