The Palgrave handbook of technological finance This handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of the fast evolving alternative finance space and makes a timely and in depth contribution to the literature in this area. Bringing together expert contributions in the field from both practitioners and academics in one of the most dynamic parts of the financial sector it provides a solid reference for this exciting discipline. Divided into six parts Section 1 presents a high level overview of the technologically enabled finance space. It also offers a historical perspective on technological finance models and outlines different business models. Section 2 analyses digital currencies including guides to bitcoins other cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Section 3 addresses alternative payment systems such as digital money and asset tokenization. Section 4 deals with crowdfunding models from both a theoretical perspective and from a regulatory perspective. Section 5 discusses data driven business models and includes a discussion of neural networks and deep learning. Finally Section 6 discusses welfare implications of the technological finance revolution. This collection highlights the most current developments to date and the state of the art in alternative finance while also indicating areas of further potential. Acting as a roadmap for future research in this innovative and promising area of finance this handbook is a solid reference work for academics and students whilst also appealing to industry practitioners businesses and policy makers.