Financial Cryptography : First International Conference FC 97 Anguilla British West Indies February 24 28 1997 Proceedings This book constitutes the strictly refereed post proceedings of the First International Conference on Financial Cryptography FC 97 held in Anguilla BWI in February 1997.The 31 revised contributions presented were carefully reviewed and revised for inclusion in the book. The book provides a unique synopsis on financial cryptography taking into account the views and ideas of cryptographers security experts computer hackers lawyers bankers journalists and administrative professionals. The papers cover the whole spectrum of the security of financial transactions or digital commerce in general ranging from pure cryptosystems to the technology of electronic money to legal and regulatory policy issues