electronic purse
noun [C] E-COMMERCEDefinition
› a plastic card with a small amount of money stored electronically on it, which can be used instead of cash to pay for things: A smart card becomes an electronic purse when money is credited to the card via an electronic reader.
(Definition of electronic purse noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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