This paper investigates the impact on the network growth of the level of merchant discount, the level of Multilateral Interchange Fee (MIF), and the consumers' and the merchants' awareness of positive network effects. In an artificial market, in which issuers and acquirers belong to the same...

This paper examines the fundamental relationship between retail payments and overall economic growth. Using data from across 27 European markets over the period 1995–2009, the results confirm that migration to efficient electronic retail payments stimulates overall economic growth, consumption...

In 2018, the Russian segment of e-commerce was growing on the back of domestic sales and imports. A factor of growth is the development of payment systems with banking cards becoming an integral part of the everyday life of the Russians. At the same time, there is still a considerable...