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Research on Paying with Cash and Checks


Abstract: The United States is a land of many firsts: first flight in an airplane (1903). First person on the moon (1969). First email sent (1971). First nation to go fully paperless for payments? Not so likely.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Source: Notes from the Vault

Publication Date: 2020-03-01