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Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by joshuaissac on Thursday January 18, 2024 @05:30AM (#39040146)
Also reminiscent of Mondex, from the same year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondex

Re:EU NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payment... by Vinnl on Thursday January 18, 2024 @07:10AM (#39040769)
Also sounds like Chipknip, in the Netherlands, launched somewhat later (which also never took off): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipknip