Electronic Payment Systems (Artech House Computer Science Library)

Identifies various methods of transferring money over the Internet and explains how each system works, for professionals who use and implement electronic payment systems. Details systems including credit card-based systems, electronic checks and cash payments, and micropayment systems, and also overviews conventional payment systems, basic cryptographic techniques, and future directions of the industry. Of interest to researchers, consultants, and financial service providers. Assumes no knowledge of cryptography. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Donal O'Mahony holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, where he is a lecturer and head of a research group specializing in networking, telecommunications, and data security. He has consulted extensively for private industry and government. Michael Peirce is a graduate research student at Trinity College where he is completing work for his M.S. in computer science. Hitesh Tewari holds an M.A. in computer science from Trinity College and is a research assistant at the college.