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e-currency

 
 
noun [C or U] (also electronic currency) E-COMMERCE, MONEY

Definition

a type of currency in electronic form that is designed especially for paying for goods and services bought on the internet: E-Currency allows the purchase of internet goods and services at lightning speed and most importantly with a high level of security. → See also e-money
(Definition of e-currency noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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