Someone who works for one of the many payment systems recently told me
"there are about 73 of them, in fact".
Is there a list somewhere, or anyone centrally offering exchange? The
definition she uses (working for a billpay company which collaterally offers
c2c payments) is pretty lax; c2c, b2c, c2b, or b2b, including for
vertical markets. I suspect she meant internet centric systems, but might as
well include smartcards systems, etc., thanks to Intertrader.
In the style of Adam Shostack's crypto library listing, I think I'll set up
a "payment systems listing", since I've never found anything quite so expansive
on the net. For each one, I want name, a paragraph or so, maybe some stats
like total in circulation, when started, etc., and a URL.
http://www.venona.com/payment/systems.html
There's what I've got so far:
wires:
* SWIFT
* ABA
* Fedwire
* ACH
credit cards:
* Visa
* MC
* Amex
* Discover
* DC/CB
cc hacks:
* webcertificate
atm:
* plus
* cirrus
* nyce
smartcards:
* mondex
* chipper
general:
* e-gold
* paypal
* DigiCash eCash
* DigiGold
* SAXAS
porn:
* like 7 "password systems" which are basically kludges to not conduct
fractioning while conducting fractioning.
gaming:
* NetBanx
bill payment/presentment:
* checkfree
* ms/transpoint
misc:
* vendor credits from seriously major vendors for clickthroughs
* easy-to-enter banner ad programs with high return (porn)
* gift certificates which can be sent around on the net)
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