Payment Technologies for E-Commerce
By: by Weidong Kou
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9783642078873; 9783662053225
Subjects: Information systems; Computer science
Description: Electronic payment is the economic backbone of all e-commerce transactions. This book covers the major subjects related to e-payment such as, for example, public key infrastructure, smart cards, payment agents, digital cash, SET protocols, and micro-payment. Its first part covers the infrastructure for secure e-payment over the Internet, whereas in the second part a variety of e-payment methods and systems are described. This edited volume offers a well-written and sound technical overview of the state of the art in e-payment for e-business developers, graduate students, and consultants. It is also ideally suited for classes and training courses in e-commerce or e-payment.
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Table of contents: title: (1) Introduction to E-Payment; title: (2) Security Fundamentals; title: (3) Public Key Infrastructure; title: (4) Biometrics for Security in E-Commerce; title: (5) Smart Cards and Applications; title: (6) Wireless Infrastructure; title: (7) Payment Agents; title: (8) Digital Cash; title: (9) Digital Checks; title: (10) Secure Electronic Transactions; title: (11) Credit Card-Based Secure Online Payment; title: (12) Micropayments; title: (13) Industrial E-Payment Systems and Solutions; title: (14) Challenges and Opportunities in E-Payment.