Benjamin Geva

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

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1.

Disintermediating Electronic Payments: Digital Cash and Virtual Currencies

Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 31(12), 2016, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 37/2017
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 29 Apr 2017
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Banking in the Digital Age - Who is Afraid of Payment Disintermediation?

European Banking Institute Working Paper Series 2018 - no. 23
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 Apr 2018
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Banking, Intermediation, Central Bank, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, digital currency, money creation

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Digital Euro and ECB Powers

Common Market Law Review, Vol. 58(4), August 2021, 1029-1056
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 22 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 31 Aug 2021
Seraina N. Grunewald, Corinne Zellweger-Gutknecht and Benjamin Geva
University of St. Gallen (HSG), University of Zurich and York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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digital euro, retail central bank digital currency, rCBDC, European Central Bank, ECB, Eurosystem, banknotes, legal tender

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Cryptocurrencies and the Evolution of Banking, Money and Payments

Chris Brummer (ed.) Cryptoassets Legal, Regulatory and Monetary Perspectives (Oxford University Press, 2019) pp.11-38, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 31 Oct 2019
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Digital Euro, Monetary Objects and Price Stability—a Legal Analysis

Journal of Financial Regulation, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 May 2021
Corinne Zellweger-Gutknecht, Benjamin Geva and Seraina N. Grunewald
University of Zurich, York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and University of St. Gallen (HSG)
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CBDC, digital euro, TFEU, Eurosystem, European Central Bank (ECB), banknotes, cash, monetary objects, monetary objectives, monetary policy instruments

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The ECB and € E-Banknotes

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 125 Posted: 14 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2020
Corinne Zellweger-Gutknecht, Benjamin Geva and Seraina N. Grunewald
University of Zurich, York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and University of St. Gallen (HSG)
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The E-Banknote as a 'Banknote': A Monetary Law Interpreted

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Forthcoming, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 05 May 2021 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2021
Benjamin Geva, Seraina N. Grunewald and Corinne Zellweger-Gutknecht
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School, University of St. Gallen (HSG) and University of Zurich
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banknote, e-banknote, digital currency, CBDC, cryptocurrency, central bank, ECB, legal tender, monetary law

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Electronic Payments: Guide on Legal and Regulatory Reforms and Best Practices for Developing Countries

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 30 Jun 2020
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Payment Transactions Under the EU Payment Services Directive: A U.S. Comparative Perspective

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Payment Transactions Under the EU Payment Services Directive: A U.S. Comparative Perspective

Penn State International Law Review, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 713-755, 2009
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Payment Transactions Under the EU Payment Services Directive: A U.S. Comparative Perspective

Penn State International Law Review, Vol. 27, 2009, Comparative Perspective" (2009) p. 713 - 756, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 08 May 2018
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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10.

Payment Finality and Discharge in Funds Transfers

Chicago-Kent Law Review, Vol. 83, No. 2, pp. 633-675, 2008
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Non-cash payments, debit and credit transfers, finality of payment, discharge, Uniform Commercial Code

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ECB; E-Banknotes; Retail CBDC; rCBDC; Legal Tender; ECB’s Mandate, Objectives and Tasks; Issuance of Cash; Monetary Policy; Payment Systems; Financial Stability; Constitutional Framework; Article 128 TFEU; Basic Tasks; Article 127 TFEU

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Payment Transactions under the E.U. Second Payment Services Directive – An Outsider’s View

54 Tex. Int’l L.J. 212
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2019
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Banking and finance law

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Recent International Developments in the Law of Negotiable Instruments and Payment and Settlement Systems

Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 42, p. 685, 2007
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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'Bank Money': The Rise, Fall and Metamorphosis of the 'Transferable Deposit'

chapter 18 in: Money in the Western Legal Tradition: Middle Ages to Bretton Woods, Oxford University Press, 2016, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 11/2017
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 13 Mar 2017
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Payment System Modernization and Law Reform in Developing Nations: Lessons from Cambodia and Sri Lanka

Banking Law Journal, Vol. 126, pp. 402-439, 2009
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Liability on a Cheque: A Legal History

IANUS 2015, MODULO JEAN MONNET, ISSN 1974-9805, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 41, Vol.12:9 (2016)
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 22 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Modernization of the Bills of Exchange Act: A Proposal

Geva, B. (2013). The modernization of the bills of exchange act: a proposal. The Canadian Business Law journal, 50(26), 1-22., Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 26/2014
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 24 May 2014 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2014
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Law, Money, Canadian Bill of Exchange Act, Banking

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TARGET2 Transfer of Funds and Harmonization of EU Payment Law

Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 2, p. 113, 2008
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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International Negotiable Instruments (Introduction)

Benjamin Geva & Sagi Peari, International Negotiable Instruments (OUP, 2020), Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 16 Sep 2021
Benjamin Geva and Sagi Peari
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and The University of Western Australia
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negotiable instruments; bills of exchange, cheques, conflict of laws

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Presentment and Payment in Cheque Electronic Clearing: Advance Bank v. TD Bank

Banking & Finance Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 361, Spring 2005
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Payment Industry after the Task Force Report: Can Canada Learn from the Experience of Others?

Geva, B. (2012). The payment industry after the task force report: can Canada learn from the experience of others? The Canadian Business Law journal, 53(2), 180-197 , Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25/2014
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 24 May 2014 Last Revised: 30 Jun 2014
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Law, Money, Payment, Value, Banking

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Is the Death of the Paper Cheque Upon Us? The Electronic Presentment and Deposit of Cheques in Canada

Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 30(1), 2014, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 28, Vol. 12:6 (2016)
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 22 Apr 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Order to Pay Money in Medieval Continental Europe

Money in the Western Legal Tradition, Oxford University Press, p. 409-440, 2016, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 27/2017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Apr 2017
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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24.

The Negotiable Transport Document

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper , Forthcoming in Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly (LMCLQ), 2022
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 16 May 2022
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Title I: Subject Matter, Scope and Definitions (Art. 1 - Art. 4): the regulated field (object and subject)

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4154724, Gabriella Gimigliano & Marta BožinaBeroš, eds, THE PAYMENT SERVICE DIRECTIVE II: A COMMENTARY (Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2021) 5-30.
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Jul 2022
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Payment services, Payment service provider (PSP), Payment transactions, Payment instruments, Payment initiation and account information services

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The Wireless Wire Do M-Payments and UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit Transfers Match, Raw?

Geva, B. (2013). The wireless wire: do m-payments and UNCITRAL model law on international credit transfers match? Banking & Finance Law Review, 27(2), 249-264., Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 31/2014
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 May 2014 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2014
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Law, Money, Banking, International Remittance Transfers, IRT

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The Monetary Legal Theory Under the Talmud

(2008), 55 RIDA (Revue Internationale Des Droits de l'Antiquité), 13-38, Osgoode Hall Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 23/2014
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2014
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Law, Money, Debt, Value, Banking

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Deriving History from Law: Are Cheques Traceable to the Talmud

RIDA (Revue Internationale Des Droits de l'Antiquité), Vol. 54, pp. 27-61, 2007
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Medieval Hawale: The Legal Nature of the Suftaj and Other Islamic Payment Instruments

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 42/2017
Number of pages: 66 Posted: 29 Apr 2017
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Electronic Verification of Wire Payment Orders

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 39/2016
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 21 Apr 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Non-State Community Virtual Currencies

David Fox and Sara Green (eds.), Cryptocurrencies in Public and Private Law (Oxford University Press, 2019) pp. 281-306., Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Jun 2019
Benjamin Geva and Dorit Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and Central European University (CEU)
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Digital currencies, Community currencies, Law, Money, Community

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Defences on Cheque Certification Esses v. Friedberg

Banking & Finance Law Review, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 359-371, February 2009
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Nov 2009
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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cheques, certification, holder in due course, defences

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Payment Law: Legislative Competence in Canada

Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 31(1), 2015, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 51/2016
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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From Paper to Electronic Order: The Digitalization of the Check in the USA

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2015, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 36 Vol. 12:8 (2016)
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 22 Apr 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Fictitious Payee Strikes Again: The Continuing Misadventures of BEA S. 20(5)

Review of Banking and Financial Law, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2015, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 33, Vol. 12:7 (2016)
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 22 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Best Practice for the Uniform Treatment of Wire Payments

National Banking Law Review, Vol. 32(3), 2013, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 44, Vol 12:9 (2016)
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 08 Sep 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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The Processor and the Contractual Matrix in a Card Scheme: How Privity Fell and Resurrected in Aldo V. Moneris

National Banking Law Review, Vol. 32(5), 2013, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 56/2016
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Title IV: Rights and Obligations in Relation to the Provision and Use of Payment Services (Chapter 3, Arts 78-93): execution of payment transactions

Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 4160905, Gabriella Gimigliano & Marta BožinaBeroš, eds, THE PAYMENT SERVICE DIRECTIVE II: A COMMENTARY (Cheltenham, UK Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2021) 163-179.
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Jul 2022
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Payment order, Amount transferred, Execution, Value date, Liability

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The Fictitious Payee after Teva v. BMO: Has the Pendulum Swung Back Far Enough?

Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 31, 2016, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 32/2017
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 29 Apr 2017
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
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Forgery Losses: Banks Beware!

National Banking Law Review, Vol. 31(6), 2012, Osgoode Legal Studies Research Paper No. 46/2016
Posted: 16 May 2016
Benjamin Geva
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

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