The problems are surmountable but need management attention. Without assured confidentiality, effective electronic commerce is not possible. It is also critical that individuals and organizations can be positively identified over the Internet so that parties know with whom they are doing business. Public-key cryptography, digital signatures, and digital certificates are the building blocks. Digital Money and Other Electronic Payment Systems Electronic commerce won't reach its full potential until there are better ways of paying over the Internet.
Customers are concerned about paying by credit card over the Internet.
Digital money is coming, but it may not be what you expect. Customers, merchants, credit card companies, and financial institutions all have a stake in this. Find out what's happening. Regulatory and Tax Issues Business in cyberspace gives rise to transactions that existing tax rules are ill equipped to deal with. For their part, tax authorities are concerned that the Internet will siphon off traditional sources of tax revenue.