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Banking and Finance on the Internet Mary J. Cronin, Editor Every business day, banks, brokerage houses, and other institutions transfer millions of dollars around the globe at the speed of light. Yet the financial services industry has just begun to harness the power of the worldwide network known as the Internet. Edited by internationally recognized online commerce expert Mary J. Cronin, Ph.D., Banking and Finance on the Internet offers bankers, mutual fund managers, and other financial services decision-makers insight on crafting effective online commerce strategies of their own. With chapters by authorities from the worlds of electronic commerce and academia, Banking and Finance on the Internet addresses the most pressing online financial services topics, including:
Competitive products and markets for Internet-based home and corporate bankingMoving mutual fund information to the NetThe rise of online brokerage housesSmart Cards and their expanding role in Web commerceDigital trust in financial servicesInternational progress in implementing online bankingComplete with case studies of online successes and failures, Banking and Finance on the Internet presents e-commerce implementation experience and critical perspectives from decision makers, executives, researchers, and technology leaders in some of the world? s largest and most innovative financial organizations.
List of contents
Defining Net Impact: The Realignment of Banking and Finance on the Web - M. Cronin; Frontiers of On-Line Financial Services - R. Kalakota & F. Frei; Banking on the Web: Security First Network Bank and the Development of Virtual Financial Institutions - K. Humphreys; From Web Strategy to Implementation at Liberty Financial Companies - I. Jeon & W. Rice; Smart Cards in Web-Based E-Commerce - S. Guthery; Foundations for Electronic Commerce: Standards and Strategic Alliances - D. Schutzer; First Data Corporation: Behind-the-Scenes Processing and Frontline Internet Commerce - C. White; Charles Schwab and Company: Mutual Funds on the Web - M. Cronin; Breaking New Ground: WallStreet Electronica - C. Otalvaro, et al.; International Banking and the Internet - A. Crede; Appendices; Contributors; Index.
About the author
About the Editor Dr. Mary J. Cronin is Professor of Management at Boston College, and a strategic adviser to Mainspring Communications. One of the world's leading experts on electronic commerce, Dr. Cronin consults on information management and networking strategy for Fortune 500 companies, and is a featured columnist for Fortune magazine. She is a frequent lecturer on online business issues and the author of numerous articles and books on the subject. The author of numerous articles and books about electronic commerce, Dr. Mary J. Cronin is Professor of Management in the Department of Operations and Strategic Management at the Carroll School of Management, Boston College.
