As emerging technologies shape the future of finance, this book looks into understanding the major developments in the digital financial system and analyzing the opportunities and challenges these developments bring. The book presents diverse topics ranging from fintech theories and practices to various decentralized finance business models. Further, in light of a stable and secure financial system, the book provides an extensive discussion on the regulatory aspects of digital finance. With three main parts covering the empirical and technical aspects of the system, the book shares and exchanges new ideas, approaches, theories, and practices in the financial technologies and decentralized finance space. The book illustrates how to leverage these and state-of-the-art technologies for the evolving world of digital and decentralized finance. The book targets a broad audience of researchers, academia, industry professionals, fintech enthusiasts, and the general business audience with timely data and up-to-date cases. weiterlesen