Changing Money : How the Digital Age Is Transforming Financial Services

In this survey of the impact of digital technology on the nature of money, the latest developments are reviewed and future trends predicted. The text includes examinations of: smart card electronic purses, home banking, multi-media kiosks and banking, and commerce and share trading on the Internet. It also looks at the likely impact on the financial service sector of the marriage of mobile phones, personal organisers and the Internet, and addresses the issues of security, outsourcing, artificial intelligence and globalisation.