Fintech Dictionary: Terminology for the Digitalized Financial World - Hardcover

by Rainer Alt (Author), Stefan Huch (Author)

Fintech Dictionary - What is a blockchain framework? What is crowdlending or an ICO? The Fintech Dictionary helps readers in clarifying key terms that have emerged in the vivid field of financial technology (fintech). It links keywords from banking and insurance, from information technology as well as from innovation management - similar to the "melting pot" of terms in reality. The collection of over 830 keywords presents the reader concise and up-to-date definitions of terms in an alphabetical order. It should serve students and interested parties from academia and practice alike.

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Fintech Dictionary - What is a blockchain framework? What is crowdlending or an ICO? The Fintech Dictionary helps readers in clarifying key terms that have emerged in the vivid field of financial technology (fintech). It links keywords from banking and insurance, from information technology as well as from innovation management - similar to the "melting pot" of terms in reality. The collection of over 830 keywords presents the reader concise and up-to-date definitions of terms in an alphabetical order. It should serve students and interested parties from academia and practice alike.

Author Biography

Dr. Rainer Alt is a Full Professor for Application Systems at the Information Systems Institute of Leipzig University, Germany. His research focuses on interorganizational information systems, digital platforms, and methods for digital transformation. Since 2005 he has authored several publications in the fintech field.

Dr. Stefan Huch holds the Digital Processes and Systems professorship at RheinMain University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and is Senior Director at Capgemini Invent.