# Anyone recommend any books on finance/payments/economics?
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**Created:** [June 23, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535 "2021-06-23T16:11:42Z")
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### Author:  [@pat](https://community.rapyd.net/u/pat)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/1 "2021-06-23T16:11:42Z")
I rather enjoyed “Capital in the 21st Century” by Piketty, although it had some weird opinions. I got recommended “Basic Economics” by Sowell a lot but never had a chance to get to it. Wondering if there are any other interesting books? Or even other sources of reading, I liked the original BitCoin whitepaper and (vitalik.ca)'s blog is great.
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### Author:  [@Dev\_Macy1](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Dev_Macy1)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/2 "2021-06-23T17:39:29Z")
“[Payment Systems in the US](https://www.amazon.com/Payments-Systems-U-S-Third-Professional/dp/0982789742)” is the classic. I read it when I first got into this space (Obviously, not very global).
I also have some of the Fintech Circle -Fintech Series books, but am not a fan.
On the Economics Front - “Free to Choose” by Milton Friedman is one of my all time favorite
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### Author:  [@pat](https://community.rapyd.net/u/pat)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/3 "2021-06-23T18:27:26Z")
Wow! Thanks for those suggestions, I’ll check them out
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### Author:  [@brendanm](https://community.rapyd.net/u/brendanm)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/4 "2021-06-23T18:58:04Z")
Another classic for payments nerds - “[Anatomy of the Swipe](https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Swipe-Making-Money-Move/dp/1641374470/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anatomy+of+the+swipe&qid=1624474521&s=books&sr=1-1)”
Wondering if anyone has ever [read Global Payments](https://www.amazon.com/Global-Payments-Innovations-Changing-Industry-ebook/dp/B08N1M33QX/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Global+Payments&qid=1624474578&s=books&sr=1-2) from Glenbook ?
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### Author:  [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 2:00am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/5 "2021-06-24T02:00:15Z")
Payment Systems in the US sits top of all the books in my office. It is a great primer for all things payments (in US) and how the schemas and networks work. I still get crossed on open-looped and closed-loop sometimes and this book clears it up. 🤓
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### Author:  [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/6 "2021-06-24T02:13:26Z")
This is a great topic. I sometimes get caught up in the day-to-day and have stepped away from reading about economics and payments on my Kindle.
Right now I am re-reading _Global Payments: And the Fintech Innovations Changing the Industry_ and about to start _The Anatomy of the Swipe: Making Money Move_
I want to now do more research and start a summer reading list around this topic. đź“š
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### Author:  [@pat](https://community.rapyd.net/u/pat)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/7 "2021-06-24T18:34:11Z")
Great suggestions, I’m adding all of them to my reading list.
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### Author:  [@drew.harris](https://community.rapyd.net/u/drew.harris)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 11:18am UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/8 "2021-08-10T11:18:08Z")
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### Author:  [@Nikhil\_Pal](https://community.rapyd.net/u/Nikhil_Pal)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.rapyd.net/t/anyone-recommend-any-books-on-finance-payments-economics/535/9 "2021-08-10T17:07:10Z")
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