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Banking and Finance on the Internet (Internet management series)

Banking and Finance on the Internet (Internet management series)
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Banking and Finance on the Internet Mary J. Cronin, Editor Every business day, banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions transfer millions of dollars around the globe at the speed of light. Yet the financial services industry has just begun to harness the power of the worldwide network known as the Internet. Edited by internationally recognized online commerce expert Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D., Banking and Finance on the Internet offers bankers, mutual fund managers, and other financial services decision-makers insight on crafting effective online commerce strategies of their own. With chapters by authorities from the worlds of electronic commerce and academia, Banking and Finance on the Internet addresses the most pressing online financial services topics, including:

  • Competitive products and markets for Internet-based home and corporate banking
  • Moving mutual fund information to the Net
  • The rise of online brokerage houses
  • Smart Cards and their expanding role in Web commerce
  • Digital trust in financial services
  • International progress in implementing online bankingComplete with case studies of online successes and failures, Banking and Finance on the Internet presents e-commerce implementation experience and critical perspectives from decision makers, executives, researchers, and technology leaders in some of the world’s largest and most innovative financial organizations.

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    • Amazon Sales Rank: #991824 in Books
    • Published on: 1997-08-29
    • Original language: English
    • Number of items: 1
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • 352 pages

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    From the Inside Flap
    Banking and Finance on the Internet Mary J. Cronin, Editor From Wall Street to Main Street and around the world, financial institutions of all types and sizes are branching out into cyberspace. What was once the electronic frontier—the Internet—is now a high-stakes competitive arena for everyone from multinational investment houses to data processing conglomerates to mutual fund giants to local community banks. Millions of financial transactions race through the Web daily, and the number grows exponentially each year. So, the question is no longer when are financial institutions going online, but how. Banking and Finance on the Internet analyzes the technological developments and electronic strategies that are driving full-scale online commerce into the financial services sector. Edited by Internet expert Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D., with contributions from online innovators at leading firms worldwide, the book examines the impact of Web-based commerce on key issues and challenges for financial services, such as:

  • "Virtual banks" and the new products and services they are developing
  • Bringing mutual funds and stock trading to the Web
  • Smart cards, e-cash, and other electronic payment options and their implications for digital trust
  • Electronic commerce strategies and products of major credit card and financial clearinghouses
  • The role of standards and strategic partnerships in creating new opportunities for retail and commercial banks, brokerages, international firms, and investment and financial services companiesThis collection combines the strategic vision of industry leaders with the implementation experience and hard-won insights of financial entrepreneurs and technology innovators to provide a dynamic overview of this fast-moving competitive arena. Banking and Finance on the Internet will help you see beyond today’s e-commerce headlines to evaluate the fundamental issues involved in moving financial services to the Internet. Its authors provide an invaluable assessment of risks and opportunities, winning applications, and critical turning points in online financial services.

    From the Back Cover
    Banking and Finance on the Internet Mary J. Cronin, Editor Every business day, banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions transfer millions of dollars around the globe at the speed of light. Yet the financial services industry has just begun to harness the power of the worldwide network known as the Internet. Edited by internationally recognized online commerce expert Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D., Banking and Finance on the Internet offers bankers, mutual fund managers, and other financial services decision-makers insight on crafting effective online commerce strategies of their own. With chapters by authorities from the worlds of electronic commerce and academia, Banking and Finance on the Internet addresses the most pressing online financial services topics, including:

    • Competitive products and markets for Internet-based home and corporate banking
    • Moving mutual fund information to the Net
    • The rise of online brokerage houses
    • Smart Cards and their expanding role in Web commerce
    • Digital trust in financial services
    • International progress in implementing online banking
    Complete with case studies of online successes and failures, Banking and Finance on the Internet presents e-commerce implementation experience and critical perspectives from decision makers, executives, researchers, and technology leaders in some of the world’s largest and most innovative financial organizations.

    About the Author
    About the Editor Dr. Mary J. Cronin is Professor of Management at Boston College, and a strategic adviser to Mainspring Communications. One of the world’s leading experts on electronic commerce, Dr. Cronin consults on information management and networking strategy for Fortune 500 companies, and is a featured columnist for Fortune magazine. She is a frequent lecturer on online business issues and the author of numerous articles and books on the subject. The author of numerous articles and books about electronic commerce, Dr. Mary J. Cronin is Professor of Management in the Department of Operations and Strategic Management at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.

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