LEADER 06246nam 2200481 450 001 9910637719903321 005 20231110221409.0 010 $a9783031179983$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031179976 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7165712 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7165712 035 $a(CKB)25913951400041 035 $a(PPN)267815719 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925913951400041 100 $a20230422d2023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aFinancial Technologies and Defi $eFinancial technologies and DeFi : a revisit to the digital finance revolution 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2023] 210 4$dİ2023 215 $a1 online resource (150 pages) 225 0 $aFinancial innovation and technology 311 08$aPrint version: Turi, Abeba N. Financial Technologies and Defi Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031179976 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgements -- Executive Summary -- Goals -- Book Organization -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Part I: Financial Technologies-Theory and Practice -- 1: Metaverse-The Immersive 3D Virtual World´s Innovation Diffusion in the Financial Sector -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Metaverse: State of the Art -- 3 Virtual Goods and Digital Assets -- 4 The 3D Virtual Economy -- 5 Monetary Base in the Metaverse -- 5.1 Conventional Cryptocurrencies and Native Tokens -- 5.2 Stablecoins -- 5.3 Central Bank Digital Currencies -- 5.4 Fiat Currency -- 6 Seamless Payment and Velocity of Money in Metaverse -- 7 Defi and Traditional Finance Elements in the Metaverse -- 7.1 Metaverse Banking: Skepticism -- 7.2 Metaverse Banking Use Cases: Early-Stage Adoption -- 8 Metaverse Is Around the Corner -- What Are the Key Drivers? -- 9 Metaverse Finance: Opportunities -- 10 Metaverse Finance: Challenges -- 11 Concluding Remarks -- 2: Fintech: Emerging Trends and the Future of Finance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fintech -- 3 Fintech Developments -- 3.1 Payment Tech and Currency -- 3.2 Open Banking -- 3.3 Peer-to-Peer Lending -- 3.4 Fintech Companies and Financial Institutions: Collaboration, Merger, and Acquisition -- 3.5 Investment Management and Robo-Advising -- 3.6 Fintech Developments and Innovation Diffusion -- 4 Fintech Components -- 5 Technologies in Finance -- 6 Fintech and Market Structure -- 7 Fintech Challenges -- 8 Future of Fintech -- 9 Conclusion -- 3: Follow the Money: Back to the Basics -- 1 Overview: FinTech Investment Under the Global Pandemic -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Trending: From Payments, Embedded Finance, to Public-Private Artificial Intelligence -- 4 Matching and Focusing: Positioning with Resources (Payments, InsurTech, RegTech, WealthTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, ... -- 5 Opening and Cooperating: Message from ACPR/NYDFS, Marquee, and Aladdin. 327 $a6 Risk Controlling: Regulatory Sandbox (GFIN/DEPA) and Standards (ITU, ISO) -- 7 Forward-Thinking: Back to the Basics: From Collateral to Credibility (ESG) -- Part II: Towards a Distributed Network Economy-Decentralized Finance -- 4: Currency and Payment Tech: Cryptocurrencies Transforming the Face of Finance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Use of Blockchain Technology -- 3 Cryptocurrencies: Current Scenario -- 4 The Cryptocurrency Revolution -- 5 What Is Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)? -- 6 Role of Digital Currency in Strengthening e-Commerce -- 7 Cryptocurrency Regulatory Insights -- 8 Risks Involved in Digital Currencies -- 9 Chapter Insights -- 10 Conclusive Remarks -- 11 Direction for Future Work in Crypto Finance -- 5: Shock-Resistant Programmable Money: Stablecoins -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Stablecoins: An Overview -- 4 Major Concerns in Stablecoins -- 5 Monetary Stability in Cryptocurrencies -- 6 Stablecoin Use Case: The TerraUSD Collapse -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- 6: A Systemic Review of Payment Technologies with a Special Focus on Digital Wallets -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Traditional Payment Technology -- 4 The Digital Wallet Technology -- 5 Digital Wallets -- 5.1 Public Key -- 5.2 Private Key -- 6 Literature Review -- 7 Functional Requirements of a Digital Wallet -- 8 Digital Wallets: State of the Art and Innovation Diffusion -- 9 Categories of Wallets -- 10 Privacy and Security Issues in the Digital Wallet Usage -- 10.1 Implications for the Payment Technology -- 11 Conclusion -- 7: Blockchain Tech-Enabled Supply Chain Traceability: A Meta-Synthesis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 The Advantages and Challenges of Implementing Blockchain in Food Traceability System -- 4 Implementing Blockchain Food Traceability Systems in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) -- 5 Conclusion. 327 $aPart III: Fintech and Defi-Issues, Policy, and Regulatory Insights -- 8: The Surge in Blockchain-Based Patent Applications: Booster or Bumps? 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