Description
This book uses the invention and development of the automated teller machine (ATM) to explain the birth and evolution of digital banking, from the 1960s to present day. The discussion tackles head on the drivers of long-term innovation in retail banking. Bernardo Btiz-Lazo is a professor of business history and bank management at Bangor University, Wales. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and is a world class authority on the automation of banking, financial technology, and cashless retail payments. His previous books have included The Book of Payments: Historical and Contemporary Views of the Cashless Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016), Cash Box: The Invention and Globalization of the ATM (NetWorld Media Group and ATM Industry Association, 2013), and Technological Innovation in Retail Finance: International Historical Perspectives.
