Computer Money: A Systematic Overview of Electronic Payment Systems - Hardcover

Furche, Andreas; Wrightson, Graham

 
9783920993546: Computer Money: A Systematic Overview of Electronic Payment Systems

Synopsis

New electronic technologies are combining with an emerging global information economy on the Internet to change the way we do business. In the center of these developments are electronic payment mechanisms, the financial infrastructure needed to open the electronic marketplace. There is much excitement about the new opportunities that these developments provide while at the same time there is concern about the impact they could have on both our economy and society as a whole. This book gives a structured overview of these new payment mechanisms by describing what exactly is possible today, what already exists or is being developed, and how these systems work. It gives the essential background needed for informed decisions and discussions in the areas of electronic payment systems and electronic commerce.

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