Traditional Finance

Is an electronic store of monetary value, based on a technological mechanism for holding and accessing fiat currency. The ease of use of e-money has led to the increasing prevalence of this form of fiat currency and the decreasing use of cash in everyday transactions. Whilst e-money is backed by fiat and thus backed by…

Fiat currency is legal tender that is backed by the sole faith of the central government or bank that issued it, rather than a commodity such as gold. Examples are the US Dollar (USD), Japanese Yen (JPY) and UK Sterling (GBP). Whilst central, public bodies in charge of the issuance of money has been in…