TY - BOOK AU - Naysary, Babak AU - Tarazi, Amine TI - The digital finance era: a journey through Fintech and cryptocurrency SN - 9789819739691 U1 - 332.64 PY - 2024/// CY - Singapore PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Financial services industry KW - Internet banking KW - Services financiers KW - Cryptocurrencies N1 - Table of content: Introduction and Overview Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 1-11 Fiat Money: History and Features Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 13-27 Financial Technology Sectors and Business Models Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 29-67 Cryptocurrency Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 69-105 Central Bank Digital Currency Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 107-137 Neobanks Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 139-163 Digital Currencies’ Implications for the Monetary System and Financial Stability Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 165-181 FinTech and Financial Inclusion Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 183-209 Legal Framework for Digital Currencies Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 211-229 New Generation of Participants in Financial Industry Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 231-241 The Road Ahead Babak Naysary, Amine Tarazi Pages 243-248 [https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-3970-7] N2 - This book provides a thorough introduction of fintech in general and cryptocurrencies in particular. It describes the courses of action and policies by central banks to control and regulate these disruptive innovations, to a wide readership. In doing so, the book elaborates on the interrelationship between issues such as fintech and cryptocurrencies, central banks and digital currencies, Neo/challenger banks, financial inclusion and new generation of investors, while highlighting their regulatory and monetary implications. It does so by first (a) contributing to a rapidly emerging and expanding field of study on financial technology and digital banking, (b) emphasizing the organic interconnectedness of these advancements with socio-economic fabric of our societies and (c) layouts the countermeasures taken by central banks in response to disruptive technologies. The book serves as a valuable supplement for courses on Fintech, appealing to a broad range of readers including students, academics, banking and finance practitioners and policy makers. The book serves as a valuable supplement for courses on finance, business administration, commerce, economics and governance, appealing to a broad range of readers including students, academics, banking and finance practitioners and policy makers. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-3970-7) ER -