Electronic finance : a new approach to financial sector development?

In recent years, electronic finance, especially online banking, and brokerage services, has reshaped the financial landscape. This paper reviews these developments, and analyzes their implications for consumers, governments, and financial service providers. First, it reviews the e-finance (r)evoluti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Claessens, Stijn
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Other Authors: Glaessner, Thomas C, Klingebiel, Daniela
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 2002
Series:World Bank discussion paper no. 431
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgments
  • Executive summary
  • The recent past and possible future of electronic finance
  • The new world of financial services
  • Changes needed in financial sector policies
  • E-finance applications - and implications for government
  • Annexes: Annex 1: Data sources and methodology for the projections
  • Annex 2: Recent reports by international e-finance working groups
  • Annex 3: Types of online trading systems
  • Annex 4: Selected smart card projects in emerging markets and developing countries
  • Annex 5: Selected e-finance examples in emerging markets and developing countries
  • E-finance web links
  • References
  • Bibliographical note
  • Tables
  • Figures
  • Boxes.