CMSPI - State of the Industry Report - 2025

Case Studies United Kingdom (p. 54) and Sweden (p. 57)

Timeline

The first act of exchanging goods for other goods is recorded and referred to as “bartering.”

6000 BC

Worldpay Global Usage 71 2024 POS Cash Shares by Transaction Value Top 5 Countries

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3000 BC

Commodities, predominately livestock, begin to be used as currency.

700- 601 BC

Metal coins and tools began being used as currency in modern day Turkey and China.

601 - 1000AD 1E 0A0R0LAY D 1800S

300 BC

Civilizations seen impressing leaders and symbols onto their currency.

2024 eCommerce Cash on Delivery Shares by Transaction Value Top 5 Countries

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601- 1000 AD

Paper money first introduced in China.

0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

Central banks began using gold and silver standards and issuing currencies based on reserves on precious metals

EARLY 1800s

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