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Author:   David L. Stearns
Publisher:   Springer London Ltd
Imprint:   Springer London Ltd
Edition:   2011 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9781849961387

ISBN 10:   1849961387
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   07 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Setting the Stage: Money, Credit, and Payments in America Associating: Dee Hock and the Creation of the Organization Crafting the Social Dynamics: Staffing, Operating Regulations, and Advertising Automating Authorization: BASE Automating Clearing and Settlement: BASE II and III Expanding the System: Organizational and Technical Growth Automating the Point of Sale: Encoding Standards and Merchant Dial Terminals Challenging Conceptual Barriers: EFT and The Debit Card Negotiating Roles: Controversies and the End of an Era Conclusions: Towards a General Socio-technical History of Payment Systems

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From the reviews: In this well-written, concise volume Stearns ! details both the technological and organizational challenges that Visa had to overcome in order to link merchants and financial institutions into a seamless worldwide electronic network. ! a valuable contribution to not only the history of technology, but the broader fields of financial, consumer, and business history. ! Among the many strengths of this book is its crystal clear writing style. ! Overall, Electronic Value Exchange will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars. (David L. Mason, EH, February, 2012)

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