Digital Payments and the Cashless Economy - Perspectives From Korea

Woosik Moon analyses the current and future development of digital payments and methods in Korea, ranging from CBDC, internet banking, payment cards, and digital wallets to crypto assets.

List of contents

Introduction 1.The Digitalisation of the Payment and Settlement System 2. Central Bank Digital Currency 3. Account Transfer and Digital Banking 4. Payment Cards 5. Online Investments and De-materialisation 6. The Digital Wallets of Non-financial Firms 7. Crypto-Assets and Tokens. Conclusion: Digital Currency and a Cashless Society

About the author

Woosik Moon is currently a Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), Seoul National University (SNU). He was a member of the Monetary Policy Board, Bank of Korea, from April 2012 to April 2016. His main area of expertise is monetary economics, international finance, and monetary integration. His most recent publications include: Monetary Policy and Central Banking in Korea (Cambridge University Press 2022) and Economic Policy and the Covid-19 Crisis (Routledge 2022).

Product details

• Authors: Woosik Moon, Moon Woosik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032478500
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247850-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Financial Services, Corporate Finance, computer science, macroeconomics, Research & development management, Legal aspects of IT, Financial services industry, Hospitality and service industries, Research and development management, Digital and information technologies: Legal aspects