Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a bird's eye overview of the special issue and its significance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews relevant topics and provide perspective. Findings – Critical areas and future focus are identified in the paper. Practical...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the causes behind the failures of virtual banks. This work underscores the importance of the differing financial metrics in the virtual and brick and mortar banking channels, when analyzing bank failures. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – Existing empirical evidence indicates internet banks worldwide have underperformed newly chartered traditional banks mainly because of their higher overhead costs. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of internet banking services on credit union activity....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the applications and contributions of blockchain technology in finance in general, and to identify areas where the technology can make a larger impact in payment systems. Design/methodology/approach: The authors do an exhaustive review of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to recognize the benefits of the initial coin offering (ICO) as a way of raising funds and to present a detailed comparison between the ICO and the initial public offering to realize the future possibilities that this new funding method holds....