Essays about: "electronic payment"

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1. 1. Can an intervention increase access to higher education for disadvantaged students? : Quasi-experimental evidence from Peru

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Gloria Fatima Canales Carballido; [2023]
   Keywords : higher education; access; disadvantaged students; scholarship; Propensity Score Matching; impact evaluation; quasi-experiment;

   Abstract : Heterogeneity in the school education quality plays an important role for those who want to pursue a bachelor's degree in Peru since access to higher education is highly correlated with socioeconomic status. In that sense, an intervention for disadvantaged students took place for the first time in 2022 and was constrained to the assessment of a scholarship called “Beca 18”, the biggest scholarship that the public institution called PRONABEC addresses every year since 2012. READ MORE

3. 2. On the Viability of Digital Cash in Offline Payments

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Joakim Holgersson; John Enarsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Digital cash; offline payments; anonymous payments; digital coin; electronic coin ; Digitala kontanter; offlinebetalningar; anonyma betalningar; digitala mynt; elektroniska mynt;

   Abstract : Background. As the financial systems around the world become more digitized with the use of a card and mobile payments - we see a decrease in willingness to accept cash payments in many countries. These digital payments require a stable network connection to be processed in real-time. READ MORE

4. 3. Payment methods influencing purchase behavior in the clothing e-commerce : A study of millennials in Jönköping, Sweden

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Marketing and Logistics

   Author : Sueun Jeon; Hulia Khoja; Husam Stita; [2020]
   Keywords : Purchase intention; Consumer behavior; Payment method; Fashion e-commerce; Millennials;

   Abstract : Background: Electronic commerce has recently been seen as a very auspicious service of technology witnessed in the last decade. Several types of e-commerce initiatives include very modernized and upgraded facilities such as smart cards, online retailing, and remote payments that help make the payment process faster and more consistent. READ MORE

5. 4. Central Bank Digital Currencies: Towards a Chinese Approach : Design Choices of Digital Currency Electronic Payment

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Ye Shi; Shucheng Zhou; [2020]
   Keywords : Central Bank Digital Currency CBDC ; Digital Currency Electronic Payment DCEP ; Distributed Ledger Technology DLT ; Mechanism Design Choice; Demand;

   Abstract : Inspired by the digital revolution to the financial industry, the discussion around central bank digital currency also attract attention from academics and central banks. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is also researching on China’s CBDC: digital currency electronic payment (DCEP) and announced that DCEP would be issued as soon as possible. READ MORE

6. 5. Biometric Authentication in M-Payments : Analysing and improving end-users’ acceptability

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

   Author : Jakub Porubsky; [2020]
   Keywords : mobile payments; m-payments; biometrics; fingerprint; face recognition; 2FA;

   Abstract : Traditional authentication methods like Personal Identification Number (PIN) are getting obsolete and insecure for electronic-payments while mobile-payments are becoming more and more popular. Biometrics such as fingerprint and face recognition authentication methods seem to be a solution to this security issue as they are becoming a regular and integrated part of an average smartphone end-users purchase. READ MORE