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Past, Present and Future of Customer Payments (Infographic) From bartering to bitcoins, this fun graphic takes a look at the long evolution of how customers pay for what they want.

By Kathleen Davis

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While today there may be a lot of buzz about Bitcoin and most businesses are well versed in accepting electronic and mobile payments, customers over the course of history have used a lot of different methods to pay for goods and services.

The infographic below, compiled by Chargeback.com, an anti-credit card fraud company, details the past, present and future of customer payments.

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Past, Present and Future of Customer Payments (Infographic)

Kathleen Davis is the former associate editor at Entrepreneur.com.

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