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The Economics of Fintech

  • Shows how fintech should be understood in relation to economics, financial theory, policy, and law
  • Explains fintech-related concepts and issues in plain terms
  • Consists of chapters written by experts in the field

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. An Overview of Fintech

    • Sahoko Kaji
    Pages 1-16
  3. Consumer Behavior and Financial Marketing

    • Tomohiro Senda, Miwa Takemura
    Pages 55-66
  4. Fintech Entrepreneurship

    • Masahiro Fukuhara
    Pages 81-91
  5. Fintech: Toward a New Era of Finance

    • Jumpei Miwa, Yusaku Matsui
    Pages 125-142
  6. Blockchain Basics

    • Masahiro Fukuhara, Sahoko Kaji
    Pages 143-153
  7. Machine Learning Principles and Applications

    • Teruo Nakatsuma
    Pages 155-165
  8. Asset Management and Robo-Advisors

    • Teruo Nakatsuma
    Pages 179-187
  9. New Risks from Fintech (1) Cyber Security

    • Yuta Miyauchi
    Pages 189-198

About this book

This book is a collection of academic lectures given on fintech, a topic that has been written about extensively but only from a business or technological point of view. In contrast to other publications on the subject, this book shows the reader how fintech should be understood in relation to economics, financial theory, policy, and law. It provides introductory explanations on fintech-related concepts and instruments such as blockchains, crypto assets, machine learning, high-frequency trading, and AI. The collected lectures also point to surrounding issues including start-ups, monetary policy, asset management, cyber and other security, and stability of financial systems.

The authors include professors, a former central bank official, current officials at Japan’s Financial Services Authority, a lawyer, the former dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute, and private sector professionals at the frontline of fintech. The book is most suitable for those both within and outside of academia who are beginning to learn about fintech and wish to successfully take part in the revolution that is certain to have wide-ranging effects on our economy and society. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

    Sahoko Kaji, Teruo Nakatsuma

  • Institution for a Global Society Corporation, and Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

    Masahiro Fukuhara

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eBook USD 99.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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