Although electronic banking is rapidly overtaking direct bank-to-customer and bank-to-bank contact and seems to be moving forward without serious problems the law governing this telecommunication-based business is not always clearly defined in relation to certain issues that arise with ever-greater frequency, especially in cross-border transactions. This is the first book to investigate and present the applicable legal consensus for each of these important issues, based on existing legislation and relevant judicial decisions. The legal issues in question arise from such events, activities, and actualities as the following, all of which are treated in this book: determination of local jurisdiction applicability of contractual obligations; probative value of digital documents electronic evidence electronic money protection of privacy day-trading facilities web marketing of lending services electronic bills of lading Internet stock offerings electronic determination of title outsourcing of electronic banking functions Eighteen outstanding authors, bankers, lawyers, and academics contribute their expertise to elucidate the issues and their implications. They draw their legal analyses from international norms such as the UNCITRAL Model Law, relevant EC directives and draft directives, the United States Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (UETA) and E-Sign Act and other national laws, as well as from numerous court decisions in Europe and the United States. The essays are based on papers originally presented at a conference sponsored by the Law Centre for European and International Cooperation (R.I.Z.) and held at Cologne in April 2001. Legal Issues in Electronic Banking will be of great value to anyone involved in banking or financial services. It could be said that what it sets forth is nothing less than the future mode of financial transactions.

"This book explores the concept of a global industry through case studies, emerging research, and interdisciplinary perspectives applicable to a variety of fields in banking and finance"--Provided by publisher.

This fully revised and updated third edition provides a practical examination of legal and regulatory issues in FinTech, a sector whose rapid rise in recent years has produced opportunities for innovation but has also raised new challenges. Featuring insights from over 40 experts from 10 countries, this book analyses the statutory aspects of technology-enabled developments in banking and considers the impact these changes will have on the legal profession.

This paper analyzes the legal foundations of central bank digital currency (CBDC) under central bank and monetary law. Absent strong legal foundations, the issuance of CBDC poses legal, financial and reputational risks for central banks. While the appropriate design of the legal framework will up to a degree depend on the design features of the CBDC, some general conclusions can be made. First, most central bank laws do not currently authorize the issuance of CBDC to the general public. Second, from a monetary law perspective, it is not evident that “currency” status can be attributed to CBDC. While the central bank law issue can be solved through rather straithforward law reform, the monetary law issue poses fundmental legal policy challenges.

Technological innovations in the banking sector have provided numerous benefits to customers and banks alike; however, the use of e-banking increases vulnerability to system attacks and threats, making effective security measures more vital than ever. Online Banking Security Measures and Data Protection is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly material on the challenges presented by the implementation of e-banking in contemporary financial systems. Presenting emerging techniques to secure these systems against potential threats and highlighting theoretical foundations and real-world case studies, this book is ideally designed for professionals, practitioners, upper-level students, and technology developers interested in the latest developments in e-banking security.

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2005 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, grade: 70/100, Stellenbosch Universitiy, course: LL M International Trade Law, 61 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper focuses upon legal issues arising in the field of electronic or Internet banking. The overview of previous developments in this field and of types of e-banks will be given. It analyses existing and potential problems mainly connected with cross-border services. The issue of data protection, the right to provide services and the advertisement of e-banking services will be especially examined. The paper will evaluate current regulation and it will be shown, that there are either lacunae in such legislation, in the alternative, several important issues are left unanswered, possibly severely hindering the further progress of Internet banking. This dissertation suggests that further developing of both international and domestic legislation is crucial for banks to be able to make use of the possibilities offered by the Internet.