Table of Contents

Foreword - High Technology in Banking: A Strategic Perspective - The Role of Money: From Coins to Electronics - Generations of Online Systems - Rethinking the Telecommunications Network - Four Generations of Payment Systems in Japan - Top Performers of Japanese Banking Industry - National Payment Systems and Integration Perspectives - Advanced Networking Solutions by American Banks - Artificial Intelligence and Expert Network Systems - Using Computers for Online Auditing - Security in Financial Networks - Index

About the Author

Author Dimitris N. Chorafas: Dimitris N. Chorafas served on the faculty of the Catholic University of America and as Visiting Professor at Washington State University, George Washington University, University of Vermont, University of Florida, and Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States, as well as the University of Alberta, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Ecole d'Etudes Industrielles de l'Université de Genève, Ecole Polytechnic Fédérale de Lausanne, Polish Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences. More than 8,000 banking, industrial and government executives participated in his seminars in the United States, England, Germany, Italy, other European countries, Asia and Latin America. Chorafas is the author of 160 books, translated into several languages world-wide.