Fintech Fundamentals: Big Data / Cloud Computing / Digital Economy

Length: 228 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Mercury Learning and Information
Publication Date: 2022-07-15
ISBN-10: 1683928385
ISBN-13: 9781683928386
Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)

This book examines the underlying digital technologies required to build the new digital economy. It discusses basic concepts and elements of the technologies that make a digital economy possible, such as cloud and edge computing, 5G telecommunication, blockchain, big data, and how financial technology affects both old and new industry. The book serves as a comprehensive introduction and background to anyone who is interested in the subject in order to do further research on the individual subjects included here.

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Discusses basic concepts and elements of the technologies that make a digital economy possible, such as cloud and edge computing, 5G telecommunication, blockchain, big data, and AI
Covers financial service industries and effects of financial technology on industry

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Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Digital Economy
	1.1 Digital Economy
	1.2 Infrastructure for the Digital Economy
	1.3 Data Center Evolution
	References
Chapter 2: Cloud and Edge Computing
	2.1 Cloud Computing
	2.2 Edge Computing
	2.3 High-Performance Computers
	2.4 Quantum Computers and Quantum Communication
	References
Chapter 3: 5G Telecommunication
	3.1 5G Communication Technologies
	3.2 Software-Defined Network (SDN)
	3.3 Private 5G
	3.4 Beyond 5G
	References
Chapter 4: Blockchain and Other Digital Economy Infrastructures
	4.1 IoT Devices and Sensors
	4.2 Semiconductors
	4.3 Evolution of Computers Driven by AI
	4.4 Blockchain
	References
Chapter 5: Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
	5.1 What is Artificial Intelligence?
	5.2 How is Artificial Intelligence Created?
	5.3 Machine Learning
	5.4 Big Data
	5.5 AI Applications
	5.6 The AI Market
	5.7 Government’s Role in AI
	5.8 European Approach to AI
	5.9 Fusion of AI with Biotechnology
	5.10 AI and Blockchain
	References
Chapter 6: What’s New in the Digital Economy?
	6.1 Use of Blockchain to Secure IoT Data
	6.2 Blockchain and Credit Card
	6.3 Cross-border Retail Business
	6.4 Counterparty Platform Dapps
	6.5 AML & KYC
	6.6 O2O Business
	6.7 Third-Party Payment
	6.8 Mobile Wallet and Payment Transfer
	6.9 European Security Settlement Platform
	6.10 Credit Rating System
	References
Chapter 7: Financial Services Industries
	7.1 Fintech
	7.2 Blockchain and Fintech
	7.3 Technology-Driven Fintech
	7.4 Global Fintech Landscape
	7.5 Major Global Fintech Companies
	7.6 TechFin
	7.7 Blockchain Technology for Banks
	7.8 Crowdsale and Crowd Prediction
	7.9 Building MDL for Financial Services
	7.10 Digital Currency
	References
Chapter 8: Trading and Lending
	8.1 Security Trading
	8.2 Commodity Trading
	8.3 Energy Trading
	8.4 Alternative Trading System
	8.5 Peer-to-Peer Lending
	8.6 Online Lending
	8.7 Microlending and SME Lending
	References
Chapter 9: Renewed Industries
	9.1 Wealth Management
	9.2 Insurance
	9.3 Supply Chain Management
	9.4 Healthcare
	9.5 Food Industry
	9.6 Defense Industry
	9.7 Cybersecurity
	9.8 Autonomous Vehicles
	References
Chapter 10: Industrie 4.0
	10.1 The Fourth Industrial Revolution
	10.2 Equipment Automation
	10.3 Factory Automation
	10.4 Data Automation
	10.5 From Product Design to Market
	References
Chapter 11: Smart City
	11.1 What is a Smart City?
	11.2 Smart City Projects in the World
	11.3 Smart City Project – Transportation
	11.4 Smart City Project – Utility Management
	11.5 Smart City Project – Crime Prevention
	11.6 Smart City Project – Healthcare and Disease Prevention
	References
Chapter 12: Governance, Legal Applications, and Regulation
	12.1 Governance and Voting
	12.2 Regulatory Applications and Issues
	12.3 Overcoming Privacy Issues in Data Collection
	12.4 Land Title Registration and Real Estate
	12.5 Law and Justice
	12.6 Protection of Intellectual Property
	References
Chapter 13: Conclusion
	13.1 Near-Future Positive Impact
	13.2 Future Job Market
	13.3 Wealth Redistribution
	13.4 Technology-Empowered Extremism
	13.5 Longer-term Impact
	References
Index