Healthcare fraud is a global problem affecting both developing and developed countries. It is the deliberate attempt of the perpetrators to take undue advantage of the inefficiencies in current healthcare systems. Fraud tends to deny legitimate beneficiaries of universal health coverage,...

Aim: Blockchain technology (BCT) is a relatively new technological development, promising strong gains in the areas of product traceability and visibility, end-to-end coordination (E2E), governance, and efficiency of supply chains. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the...

The continued development of distributed energy resources (DER), information and communications technologies is enabling a greater number of parties to participate in electricity markets. This review explores the various methods that DERs may utilize to participate in electricity markets, the...

Cryptocurrency blockchain data encounter a class-imbalance problem due to only a few known labels of illicit or fraudulent activities in the blockchain network. For this purpose, we seek to compare various resampling methods applied to two highly imbalanced datasets derived from the blockchain...

Blockchain applications are gradually approaching mainstream adoption. But with mainstream adoption come frictions and challenges, as larger digital communities are more complex and, therefore, more prone to developing disputes between transacting stakeholders. The problem of dispute resolution...

Blockchain technology is a trending subject of research and development. As a result of the blockchain proof of concept, the banking industry also accepted the technology and altered the fundamental financial concepts. In the Fintech sector, difficulties such as missed objectives, lengthy...

In recent years, blockchain has come under more attention in research and development across several sectors.However, banking-related developments have a chance to have a disruptive effect on the global economy; this possibility has gotten less scholarly attention. As a result, the impact of...