In the 1990s, the Bank of Finland made a historic decision by granting approval for the introduction of Avant, a pioneering electronic money system issued […]
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Avant Smart Card System Introduced Retail CBDC in 1992
Pioneering Finland Finland made history in 1992 when it launched the Avant smart card system, a groundbreaking initiative that marked the very first incarnation of […]
Finland’s Pre-Funded Payment Smart Cards Shape the Future of Transactions
From Experiment to Innovation Finland’s journey into the digital payment era can be traced back to a groundbreaking experiment in 1987, when the country became […]