Electronic Payment Systems for E-Commerce, Second Edition

Look to this newly revised resource for an up-to-date, in-depth examination of how payments are made electronically across the Internet. The second edition brings you the very latest developments in this quickly expanding area, including new security techniques such as the advanced encryption standard (AES) and multi-application smart cards. It also presents up-to-the-minute information on the status of secure electronic transactions (SET), electronic checks and micropayments, and features a completely new chapter on the exciting advances in mobile commerce. This timely guide delivers comprehensive coverage on the way electronic payments are made using credit cards, electronic cash, account transfers and micropayments. The book provides background information on how payments are made in conventional commerce and gives you a thorough overview of the cryptographic techniques that are needed for online payments. More than 150 illustrations and over 80 equations support major topics discussed in the text.