Micropayment systems allow payments of low value. Low cost for transaction is the main requirement for micropayments. For
this reason, anonymity, a desired feature, is difficult to implement in micropayment systems. This paper presents an anonymous
and untraceable micropayment system that offers low transactional costs while the use of secure protocols avoids financial
risks. The efficient anonymity is achieved thanks to the use of a double spending prevention technique. Finally, the bank
behavior can be verified.
Partially supported by the Balearic Islands Government under project PRDIB-2002GC3-18.