Essays about: "consumer contracts"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words consumer contracts.

  1. 1. Locating the Unlocated : An Examination of Choice of Law and Consumer Protection in Cryptocurrency Trading

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Fernandez Gomero; [2023]
    Keywords : Private International Law; Conflicts of Laws; Rome I Regulation; Choice of Law; Qualification; Applicable Law; Crypto-assets; Cryptocurrency; Blockchain; Decentralized Ledger Technology; Crypto Exchanges; Crypto Trading; Consumer Contracts; Consumer Protection; Cross-border Contracts; Lunar Block; MiCA; Internationell privaträtt; IP-rätt; lagval; gränsöverskridande avtal; kryptotillgångar; kryptovalutor; Bitcoin; blockkedjeteknologi; kryptohandel; kvalifikation; konsumentskydd; Lunar Block; Rom I-förordningen; MiFID II; MiCA;

    Abstract : Disputes involving emerging technology, often leave a grey area on applicable law, as it is unlocated in the physical world. The problem with crypto-assets is partly driven by their underlying technology, allowing for the assets to be distributed in an international, digital sphere, and making it hard to pinpoint their territorial location and solve legal issues. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Reverse Supply Chains of the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods : The Impacts of Product Returns on Reverse Supply Chains in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : M. Hassan Dachan; Shengyun Sherif; [2023]
    Keywords : Supply chain management; supply chain disturbance; product returns; reverse logistics; business-to-business; fast moving consumer goods.;

    Abstract : The unceasing ambition of companies to enhance their profitability, capture novel markets, and address the diverse and evolving needs of customers has led to an irrational surge in production and the exploitative depletion of natural resources. This unwarranted increase in production has, in turn, been accompanied by a rise in product returns by consumers, which, upon reverting to their original sources through the supply chain, has compounded the complexities of the supply chains and precipitated new pressures and burdens on the companies and their supply chains, necessitating their adept management. READ MORE

  4. 3. Probability of Default Term Structure Modeling : A Comparison Between Machine Learning and Markov Chains

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Hugo Englund; Viktor Mostberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Deep Neural Networks; XGBoost; Probability of Default; Term Structure Modeling; IFRS 9; Maskininlärning; Djupa neuronnät; XGBoost; Fallisemangsrisk; Terminsstruktursmodellering; IFRS 9;

    Abstract : During the recent years, numerous so-called Buy Now, Pay Later companies have emerged. A type of financial institution offering short term consumer credit contracts. As these institutions have gained popularity, their undertaken credit risk has increased vastly. Simultaneously, the IFRS 9 regulatory requirements must be complied with. READ MORE

  5. 4. BNPL Probability of Default Modeling Including Macroeconomic Factors: A Supervised Learning Approach

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Patrik Hardin; Robert Ingre; [2021]
    Keywords : Buy Now Pay Later; IFRS 9; Probability of Default; Expected Credit Loss; Macroeconomic factors; Machine Learning; Artificial Neural Network; XGBoost;

    Abstract : In recent years, the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) consumer credit industry associated with e-commerce has been rapidly emerging as an alternative to credit cards and traditional consumer credit products. In parallel, the regulation IFRS 9 was introduced in 2018 requiring creditors to become more proactive in forecasting their Expected Credit Losses and include the impact of macroeconomic factors. READ MORE

  6. 5. Smart Contracts, Insurtechs and the Future of Insurance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : John Scherrer; Abtin Salahshor; [2020]
    Keywords : Smart contracts; Blockchain; Insurance; Insurtech; Diffusion theory; Adoption barriers; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The insurance industry is notoriously conservative and has seen comparably few technological improvements in the last fifty years. A wave of new technology- driven insurance firms, or insurtechs, is changing that. READ MORE