noun
electronically recorded monetary claims; electronic receivables
A legal/financial term referring to a system in Japan that facilitates business loans by electronically recording monetary claims, governed by the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act.
電子債権は、電子記録債権法に基づいて発生する。
Electronically recorded monetary claims arise under the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act.
中小企業は電子債権を利用して資金調達を行うことがある。
Small and medium-sized enterprises sometimes use electronically recorded monetary claims to raise funds.
A more formal or legal term often used interchangeably with 電子債権, but 電子記録債権 explicitly refers to the claims as defined under the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act.
Refers to accounts receivable in general accounting, while 電子債権 specifically denotes receivables recorded electronically under the legal framework.
Compound of 電子 (electronic) and 債権 (monetary claim, credit). The term emerged with the Electronically Recorded Monetary Claims Act (電子記録債権法) enacted in Japan in 2007.