This interview with Walter Wriston , former CEO of Citicorp, discusses smart-cards, cryptography, and other monetary issues. Simson Garfinkel analyzes the technology behind the Internet for Hotwired. Garfinkel has looked at e-money several times. Facing Central Banks are also available. The Internet Society sponsors annual conferences on the Internet.
Discussions run from technology to social issues surrounding the Internet.
Digital Cash and Monetary Freedom from the 1995 conference discusses how e-money can transform the future of commerce. Possible Economic Consequences of Electronic Money looks at some of the possible downsides of e-money in regards to crime, foreign exchange and other issues. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency maintains a page on the Treasury's Electronic Money Initiatives . The Office of Tax Policy has prepared an assessment of the effects on taxation of increased electronic commerce in this paper entitled Selected Tax Policy Implications of Global Electronic Commerce . Attendees came from central banks, governments, the banking industry, and technology companies.