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Evaluating the Effect of Digital Payment Friction on Micro Transaction Cost Efficiency: Evidence from a Nigerian Tertiary Institution
The global transition toward digital financial systems promises enhanced transaction efficiency, yet frequently introduces complex structural inefficiencies that disproportionately burden end users. In Nigeria, acute infrastructural deficits and policy-driven cashless mandates have exposed vulnerable demographics, particularly tertiary institution students, to a severe "cost-convenience paradox". Grounded in Transaction Cost Economics (TCE), this study empirically evaluated the effect of digital payment friction on micro-transaction cost efficiency within a Nigerian tertiary institution. Adopt…
