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...

Grundlagen und Rahmenbedingungen: u.a. Konsumentenverhalten im Kaufprozess, Retail 4.0, Die Kassenzone der Zukunft -- Mobile Payment in Theorie und Praxis: u.a. Standards und Technologien, Betrugserkennung, Integration verschiedener Ansätze in Applikationen, gescheiterte und funktionale...

Kryptoökonomie -- Was sind Kryptotransaktionssysteme? -- Aktuelle Daten zur Bitcoinökosphäre -- Funktionsweise des Bitcoin-Netzwerks -- Bedeutung als elektronisches Zahlungssystem -- Vergleich zum herkömmlichen Finanzsystem -- Innovationsbedarf der Finanzsysteme -- Bitcoin als Zahlungsmittel...

Grundlagen & Allgemeine Informationen -- E-Payments Evolution -- Zahlungsverkehrsinnovationen im Wandel der Zeit und ihre Vermarktung -- Zahlungsverhalten am Point of Sale in Deutschland — aktuelle Entwicklungen -- Zahlungsverhalten und Bargeldverwendung in Österreich --...

The second volume of this edited collection offers a number of contributions from leading scholars investigating Blockchain and its implications for business. Focusing on the transformation of the overall value chain, the sections cover the foundations of Blockchain and its sustainability,...

This volume provides the latest outcomes of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) research conducted in various industries. It reveals how AR and VR are currently changing the business landscape, and how new innovations provide opportunities for businesses to offer their customers...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th Enterprise Engineering Working Conference, EEWC 2017, held in Antwerp, Belgium, in May 2017. EEWC aims at addressing the challenges that modern and complex enterprises are facing in a rapidly changing world. The participants of the working...

Adapt or die is really the 21st century mantra for business. Authors Norm Johnston provides guidance on how to adopt an Adaptive Marketing model to ensure you are not only prepared for this new data world, but also winning against both traditional competitors and new disrupters.

This book gives an introduction to R to build up graphing, simulating and computing skills to enable one to see theoretical and statistical models in economics in a unified way. The great advantage of R is that it is free, extremely flexible and extensible. The book addresses the specific needs...