electronic cash

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If the Fed were to make its own digital currency, it would essentially be electronic cash backed by the central bank and would not replace other forms of money outright.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

A central bank digital retail currency would, basically, be electronic cash.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

They are a complete replacement for notes and coins, also differing from electronic cash used to pay with cards or PayPal, which is merely a representation of physical money.

From Reuters • Dec. 18, 2020

So he took a job with General Electric, where he helped design early space vehicles, electronic cash registers and so-called time-share computers, massive mainframes that could be shared across companies, schools and other organizations.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2019

As excitement about Bitcoin has grown, so has the speculation about its founding father, the man who released on a peer-to-peer electronic cash system in 2009.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2014