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The origin and outlook for the development of electronic banking in Poland at the beginning of the 21st century

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The aim of the article is to familiarise the readers with the concept of electronic banking. The author presents a historical aspect of the development of electronic markets as well as electronic banking, which is the result of a rapid development of the computer networks, in particular the Internet. The most common e-banking tools and the benefits resulting from their further development are presented as well. Additionally, a separate section has been devoted to factors that can slow down the further development of e-banking services.

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Short history of banking and prospects for its development in Poland at the beginning of the 21st century

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The paper presents the genesis and development of the Polish banking system. Part one is devoted to the history of banking in the world. It describes many achievements in the field of money and banking beginning from ancient times up to the 20th century. In part two, the author describes the events that have been taking place over the last 600 years – from the time of Casimir III the Great to the modern times, and which shaped the present state of banking in Poland. Special attention is paid to the prospects of the development of the banking sector in the early 21st century, when Poland is one step from joining the European Union. That is what the third part of the paper is dedicated to.

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