Electronic Payment Mechanisms
Electronic Payment Systems
Artech House Publishers 1997
Donal O'Mahony, Michael Pierce, Hitesh Tewari
As the Internet continues to transform commerce as we know it, the method of
payment is one component which is critical to successfully conducting business
across a network. Electronic Payment Systems offers the first
comprehensive, up-to-date survey of the major electronic payment schemes
currently available - from a technical perspective.
Contents: Contents:
- Motivation for Electronic Payment
- Characteristics of Current Payment Systems
- Cryptographic Techniques
- Credit Card-Based Systems
- Electronic Checks
- Electronic Cash Payment Systems
- Micropayment Systems
- Payment Systems - Prospects for the Future
Requiring only a basic familiarity with computing and networking, the book covers numerous Internet payment systems including SET (Secure Electronic Transactions), FSTC electronic checks, Ecash and Millicent. It also identifies the properties unique to the various payment schemes, provides a working knowledge of the necessary cryptography, and explains the protocols involved. In eight concisely written chapters, you acquire the background you need to fully understand how each payment system works.
If you deal with payment systems and financial software on a daily basis, this book does the homework for you. It saves you time by gathering and presenting timely information on today's most influential Internet payment systems - and helps you understand the key criteria for evaluating and selecting a system that's efficient, effective, and secure.