Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Fintech and its historical perspective -- Part I: FINTECH & BLOCKCHAIN: INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW -- Chapter 3: Financial Engineering and ICT in the past -- Chapter 4: Fintech and Blockchain: Contemporary Issues, New Paradigms and Disruption -- Chapter 5: The...

Chapter 1: Financial Markets: Problems and Prospects -- Chapter 2: Financial Markets: Current Trends and Factors that Determine the Functioning of Financial and Credit Institutions. Chapter 3: Paradoxes of Financial Market Institutions: Traditions and Ecosystems -- Chapter 4: The role of...

1. Introduction -- 2. Christian Faith and Economics -- 3. Biblical Stewardship and Economic Progress -- 4. Rationality and Alienation: Themes from Ghandi -- 5. Consumerism in Contemporary China -- 6. Anglican Christians and Modern Political Economy -- 7. Islamic Finance, Consumer Protection and...

Terms and Essays -- Deposit Insurance Schemes -- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Creating a New Bank for a New Millennium -- Pre-funded Coupon and Zero-Coupon Bonds: Cost of Capital Analysis -- Intertemporal Risk and Currency Risk -- Credit Derivatives -- Foreign exchange risk premium and policy...

1. The Cooperation Imperative -- 2. Environmental, Social and Governance Challenges in China Today -- 3. China and Innovation -- 4. Implications of the Technology Race -- 5. Understanding Chinese History: A Brief Look Back at China from its Origins through the 1700s -- 6. A Century of...

Part I – General aspects of ESG -- 1. Introduction: the multiples roles of corporate governance under ESG (Paulo Câmara) -- 2. Sustainability as a game changer in corporate governance (Guido Ferrarini) -- 3. ESG and the shift on corporate purpose (Beate Sjåfjell) -- 4. Sustainability and...

Chapter 1. A historical Perspective on Disruptive Technologies -- Chapter 2. A Taxonomy of FinTech Innovation -- Chapter 3. Cryptocurrency Mining Protocols: A Regulatory and Technological Overview -- Chapter 4. The development of InsurTech in Europe and the strategic response of incumbents --...

1. Introduction; Nadia Linciano, Claudia Guagliano and Paola Soccorso -- Part I. Disclosing Non-financial Information -- 2.The Role of Finance in Sustainable Growth; -- 3. Information as a Driver of Sustainable Finance; S. Lovisolo -- Part II. The State of the Market -- 4. Corporate Governance and...

Part I: Defining the Internet of Value 1 -- Chapter 1. Defining the Internet of Value -- Part II: How DLT will evolve in the Future 13 -- Chapter 2. Blockchains, DLTs and the Future of Payments 15 -- Chapter 3. Consensus: Proof of Work, Proof of Stake and Structural Alternatives. Part III: The...

Part I. State of the Art -- 1. An Overview of Green Finance -- 2. Defining Green Finance: Existing Standards and Main Challenges -- 3. The Development of Green Finance by Sector -- 4. Sustainable Finance Management -- 5. Financial Performances of Green Securities -- 6. Institutional Initiatives...