MONROVIA, March 20,---A few weeks ago I dropped in to Monalisa along with a friend to grab a burger and some fries. I was paying therefore I made sure that I had enough money for our meal and extra for soft drinks. Mid way into our meal, another long time friend that I had not seen for ages dropped in and I felt obliged to buy him something. He wanted a beer but I had only enough money left to buy a can of coke. Not that I did not have money, I did not have sufficient cash. I had electronic money. I had a Visa Credit Card with enough credit to buy my friend more then 10 crates of beer if he needed it and a Visa Debit Card with enough “cash” to by half as much. Unfortunately, unlike most parts of the world, I could not use my electronic money at Monalisa. I therefore out of embarrassment, had to give my friend a non-theological excuse that it was the Sabbath and I would not want to corrupt him with alcohol. Of course Monalisa does not take credit or debt cards yet, but they will as soon as they can determine a cost effective way to do so. With the percentage of foreign traffic in Liberia, an establishment as such can increase its sales by at least 20% if they took electronic money as well.