Why are E-payment systems important for us? E-Book

Henrik Fürst

• Herausgeber: GRIN Publishing
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Business economics - Trade and Distribution, grade: 07, University of Southern Denmark, language: English, abstract: During its more than 20 years of existence, the internet has become an essential "thing" in the society and daily life. The number of people worldwide using the internet has more than doubled from 2007 to 2013. While it was ca 1,3 billion people in 2009, it was ca 2,7 billion in 2013. Not only the access to internet got very easy, but also the demand for internet has increased a lot. Over the time as well e-payment systems has developed and are today a solid component of the Business-to-consumer sector. They can be found in many different trends. Google, MasterCard, Ebay are all well known names who all made their part to bring e-payment to its present place. But how do they function? How important are they? And furthermore, why should they be important since the world kept on spinning before there invention? This paper will analyze the importance of e-payment systems in the daily life for individuals such as for the business sector. The main point and also the research question for this paper will be to find out "Why are e-payment systems important for us?". For a better overview and understanding firstly the classic and modern payment systems are shortly presented and later shortly compared. Followed by description of how e-payment does influence the daily life of individuals in the society, such as the business/political area. It continuous with the analytical part, where the research question is tried to be answered by analyzing the findings. It ends with the conclusion, where the findings of the analysis are finally presented.