This book presents detailed case studies of the first commercial internet digital currency systems developed between 1996 and 2004. Transactions completed with the new technology circumvented all US financial regulations, an opening that transnational criminals exploited. Mullan explains how an...

1: Introduction: the future of luxury -- 2: The industry is special -- 3: Cautious Steps towards Digital -- 4: Customer Centricity is Key -- 5: Digital Transformation of the Omni-personal Customer Journey -- 6: How To Go Omni-personal -- 7: Conclusion: Embark on Your Journey to the Omni-personal...

Part I: Defining the Internet of Value 1 -- Chapter 1. Defining the Internet of Value -- Part II: How DLT will evolve in the Future 13 -- Chapter 2. Blockchains, DLTs and the Future of Payments 15 -- Chapter 3. Consensus: Proof of Work, Proof of Stake and Structural Alternatives. Part III: The...

Chapter One New Thinking on Dangerous Situation—A Great Power in the Transformation -- Chapter Two Uncover the Truth—Ecosystem of Internet Finance -- Chapter Three Vanguard of Internet Finance—Third-party Payment -- Chapter Four An Initial Attempt—Roller-coaster Online Financial...

Regulatory and Legal Framework for Promoting Green Digital Finance -- Current State of Green Digital Financing and the Associated Challenges -- Assessing the Risks Associated with Green Digital Finance and Policies for Coping with Them -- Role of Governments in Enhancing Green Digital Finance...

Chapter 1.Introduction: Money, Finance, & Production in Contemporary Commercial Republics -- Chapter 2.Money, Capital, & Investment: Fixing Some Critical Terms & Relations -- Chapter 3.Franchise Finance: A Brief Exposition & Exposé -- Chapter 4.Franchise Finance: Why & How We Got Here --...

1. History of Money -- 2. Bitcoin -- 3. Ethereum -- 4. The Emergence of New Blockchains and Crypto-Assets -- 5. The Technology Behind Bitcoin: Blockchain -- 6. Cryptocurrencies -- 7. Stablecoins -- 8. Central Bank Digital Currencies -- 9. Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies -- 10. Retail...

Introduction -- Means of exchange: Ever present competition -- Platform-based currencies -- Bitcoin and arrival of Cryptocurrencies -- The Rich Landscape of Crypto -- Smart conrtacts and Blockchain -- Enterprise Blockchains -- Future full of Possibilities.

This open access Pivot demonstrates how a variety of technologies act as innovation catalysts within the banking and financial services sector. Traditional banks and financial services are under increasing competition from global IT companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and PayPal whilst...

This open access book tells the story of how Sweden is becoming a virtually cashless society. Its goal is to improve readers’ understanding of what is driving this transition, and of the factors that are fostering and hampering it. In doing so, the book covers the role of central banks,...