Essays about: "payment system"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 181 essays containing the words payment system.
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1. (Swift) sanctions and the rise of parallel payment systems: A qualitative study of financial infrastructure and power dynamics in times of FinTech
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : In 2022, the West imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on Russia following the war in Ukraine, including severing Moscow from the main global financial message provider, Swift, with the objective to harm the ability of Russian banks to operate globally. As the global financial system is centralised, being severed from Swift significantly complicates the process of conducting cross border payments. READ MORE
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2. Supply Chain Incentive Alignment in Bottom of the Pyramid environments
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistikAbstract : Background: Alleviating poverty is critical for achieving sustainability (Zomorrodi et al., 2019). READ MORE
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3. CarGo : A Decentralized Protocol for Booking and Payment in Car-Sharing Systems
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Sharing commodities such as vehicles and houses in exchange for a fee has become very popular in the recent years. Companies such as Uber and Airbnb are two examples where their users can rent their underutilized assets for a period of time. READ MORE
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4. Italian winegrowers’ acceptance of results-based agri-environmental schemes
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : As the debate around the cost-effectiveness of outcome-based agri-environmental schemes (AES) is growing at the European level, the potential of the payment-by-results system is currently being explored by researchers and policymakers. These payment schemes have many benefits. READ MORE
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5. Impact of offtake mechanisms on wind turbine selection and design in North and Central Europe
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Wind power has become a major supplier of electricity in the European market in the last years. In 2020, 13% of electricity generated on the European continent was wind energy (onshore and offshore) and these shares are projected to increase in the next years due to reasons such as climate change and the energy security aspect. READ MORE