Handbook of blockchain, digital finance, and inclusion, Volume 1 : Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, and regulation

Handbook of Digital Finance and Inclusion, Volume 1 -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Background -- Purpose -- Themes -- Acknowledgment by David LEE Kuo Chuen -- Acknowledgment by Robert Deng -- 1 Reshaping the Financial Order -- 1.1 Megatrends and New Alternatives -- 1.2 Digital Implications -- 1.3 Historical Context -- 1.4 E-commerce and P2P -- 1.5 The Rise of M-commerce -- 1.6 Weapons of Mass Consumption -- 1.7 Banking 2.0 -- 1.8 Understanding the Model -- 1.9 The Democratization of Banking and Finance -- 1.10 The Incumbents -- 1.11 Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain -- 1.12 The FinTech Promise -- References -- Notes -- 2 From Ant Financial to Alibaba's Rural Taobao Strategy - How Fintech Is Transforming Social Inclusion -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Issues in Rural China -- 2.2.1 "Hollowed Villages" -- 2.2.2 The "Left-Behind" Children -- 2.3 Alibaba's Rural Taobao Strategy -- 2.3.1 Taobao Rural Service Centres -- 2.3.2 Taobao Villages -- 2.4 Digital Financial Services and Fintech Platforms -- 2.4.1 Ant Financial Serveries Group -- 2.4.2 Technology Behind the Services -- 2.4.3 Tencent Holdings and WeBank -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Notes -- 3 The M-Pesa Technological Revolution for Financial Services in Kenya: A Platform for Financial Inclusion -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Background -- 3.3 M-Pesa as a Platform for Financial Inclusion -- 3.3.1 Strong Banks Have Emerged With Strong Intermediation Capacity -- 3.3.2 Financial Inclusion Has Improved the Environment for Monetary Policy in Kenya -- 3.3.3 Financial Inclusion and the Digital Financial Platform Has Improved the AML/CFT Regime in Kenya -- 3.3.4 A Game Changer for a Variety of Opportunities for Kenyans -- 3.4 Impact of M-Pesa Revolution on Financial Inclusion -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Financial Inclusion in the Digital Age -- 4.1 Financial Inclusion