The impact of electronic payment systems on the effectiveness of monetary policy

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology  revolution has led to the emergence of electronic payment systems and their means And that the replacement of these modern means replace the traditional means (legal money) issued by the Central Bank has influenced the performance of monetary policy, especially that monetary policy is one of the most important policies used to achieve economic stability ,  The aim of the research is To know the impact of electronic payment systems on the tools of monetary policy as these means, such as cards and electronic money issued by credit institutions and companies, that is, the Central Bank is not responsible for issuance and spread And the lack of regulation by the Central Bank will lead to the loss of monetary policy efficiency  In Iraq in particular, the banking system delayed the introduction of these electronic means  Because the Iraqi society rejects these tools and prefer cash money because of poor banking awareness and the spread is still in its beginning The money supply has been growing at a low rate,   The most important research is the spread of electronic payment systems and tools in a moderate and orderly and without persistence by credit institutions exporting these tools will increase the volume of deposits with Iraqi banks and thus increase the volume of  reserves in banks and the cycle increases the volume of loans granted to individuals and companies ,the movement and revitalization of the economy and economic growth