Index

Contemporary Studies of Risks in Emerging Technology, Part A

ISBN: 978-1-80455-563-7, eISBN: 978-1-80455-562-0

Publication date: 10 May 2023

This content is currently only available as a PDF

Citation

(2023), "Index", Grima, S., Sood, K. and Özen, E. (Ed.) Contemporary Studies of Risks in Emerging Technology, Part A (Emerald Studies in Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 321-335. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-562-020231021

Publisher

:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2023 Simon Grima, Kiran Sood, and Ercan Özen


INDEX

Aadhaar linking
, 205

Accelerator Centre
, 27

Acclimation for supply chains
, 130

Accounting
, 8

ActiveBuddy Inc
, 41

Adaptation strategies
, 131–132

Adverse Selection Protection Engine system (ASPEN system)
, 89

Agent Development Environment (ADE)
, 119

Aggregators
, 81

Alexa (chatbot)
, 41

Algeria (AI program)
, 89

Algorithmic trading (AT)
, 73–74

Algorithms
, 156

Alibaba
, 73

ALICE
, 41

Allo (versatile texting application)
, 41

Alpaca Forecast AI Prediction Matrix
, 82

Amazon
, 73

American Express
, 164

Andhra Bank’s Abhi
, 44

ANOVA test
, 228, 230–231, 233–234, 236

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
, 168, 176

Apple
, 41

Application performance management (APMs)
, 247

Applications
, 273

Apriori algorithm
, 54

Artificial intelligence (AI)
, 36, 210

impact of AI on financial services
, 73–74

AI-based chatbot
, 43

AI-based portfolio management
, 80

AI-driven process
, 80

AI-fuelled banking chatbot
, 43

Algeria
, 89

credit decisions and
, 80–81

cybersecurity
, 76–78

deep learning may be difficult
, 80

detection and compliance of fraud
, 74–75

Equbot
, 88

ethical difficulties
, 79–80

in finance
, 81

imperative execution
, 88–89

implementation challenges
, 78

Kavout
, 89

management operations
, 83–85

method
, 72

organisational issues
, 78–79

overview of
, 73

personalised banking and
, 82

and process automation
, 82–83

and reduction of fraud
, 81

risk management and
, 81

robotic advisory services and chatbots
, 75–76

robots
, 87

Scanz
, 86–87

services
, 73

Stock Hero
, 86

systems
, 80

technology of financial product
, 80–81

Ticker
, 87

Trade Ideas
, 86

trading
, 85

TrendSpider
, 88

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
, 41

Assisted Digital Interaction (ADI)
, 44

Auditing
, 8, 273

Augmented Reality
, 63

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
, 104

Automated Trading System (ATS)
, 74

Autonomous blockchain technology
, 99

AXA (French insurance company)
, 179

Axis Aha
, 44

Axis Bank
, 4, 44

B2B market and syndicate loans
, 277

Backward Logistics (BL)
, 250

BACS
, 273

BaFin
, 278

Bank of Baroda’s ADI
, 44

Bank of England
, 273

Banking
, 147–148, 258

accounting and audit with blockchain system
, 280

impact of financial crisis on
, 148–149

firms
, 102

structures of India
, 259–260

Banking chatbots
, 42

ways to connect
, 44–45

Banking correspondent (BC)
, 199

Banking industry
, 36, 82

challenges in implementing blockchain in
, 8–9

Banking sector
, 36

blockchain technology’s influence on
, 158–160

use of blockchain in
, 279–281

Banks
, 2, 75, 210, 258–259

credit information
, 6

performance
, 42

trend in sector-wise NPAs of
, 264

Barclays PLC
, 164

Behavioural risk
, 282–283

Behaviourism
, 50

Benford’s Law
, 74

Bibexcel
, 143

Bibliometric analysis
, 143

authors’ impact
, 144–145

contributing organisations and countries
, 144

productive journals
, 144

publication trend
, 143–144

Bibliometrix tool
, 143–144

Bidirectional forward detection (BFD)
, 247

Big data
, 203

Bitcoin
, 66, 95, 98, 164, 167–168, 275, 306, 309–310, 316

network participants
, 95

proof-of-work approach
, 96, 166

system
, 167

transaction
, 167

Bitfinex
, 167

Black Friday
, 76

Blending service
, 315

Blockchain
, 2, 94–95, 101, 156, 174, 177, 203, 272, 306–307, 316

applications
, 178–179, 306–312

architecture
, 306–312

based public computer platform
, 167

blockchain-based economic system
, 2

blockchain-based search engine
, 186

blockchain-based system
, 178

boons of blockchain in financial domain
, 163

categories of
, 3–4

challenges in implementing blockchain in banking industry
, 8–9

companies that promote blockchain in financial sector
, 164

concept
, 308

configurations
, 272

currency cost
, 95

ethical issues for
, 168

features
, 184

financial institutions offering credit and
, 162

forms
, 272–273

future vision with
, 192

global perspective of
, 184

has significant emerging role in banking operations
, 5–8

limitation of study
, 9

literature review
, 4

methodology
, 157

need for study
, 156–157

networks
, 106, 186

power of
, 165

protocols
, 306–312

registry database
, 162

revolution in global financial system
, 312–313

risk and compliance concerns
, 281–284

role in financial domain
, 158

security
, 307

simplification of Indian tax through
, 189–191

systems
, 97

technology
, 157–158

trends in
, 273–274

Blockchain technology
, 2, 4, 62, 64–65, 67, 102, 107, 156–158, 273, 306–312, 317 (see also Financial Technology (FinTech); Multi-media technology)

application of blockchain technology in financial sector
, 164–166

and distributed databases
, 96

distributed ledger technology
, 100–107

GST system under development applying
, 188–189

impact on insurance sector
, 160–161

influence on banking sector
, 158–160

influence on stock market
, 162

insurance and
, 175–177

literature review
, 274–276

methodology
, 274

network protocol layers
, 99–100

and practices
, 276

problem statement and research gap
, 274

risks and financial institutions
, 166–168

short history of consensus algorithm
, 94–96

smart contracts
, 97–99

Blocks
, 156, 159, 272

limited capacity of
, 167

transaction
, 166

Bookkeeping
, 273

Borrowed capital
, 258

Boston Consulting Group
, 205

Bots
, 85

Bottom-up process
, 118

Brokerage costs
, 292

modified quadratic model with
, 299–301

quadratic model with
, 295

Brokers
, 87

Bulder Bank
, 79

BUMDes Program
, 223

Business Educational Partnerships program, The
, 26

Business houses
, 258

Business intelligence (BI)
, 283

Business management process
, 187

Business strategies for resiliency
, 134

Buying and selling assets
, 279

Byzantine machines
, 94

Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN)
, 28

Capital
, 258

market operations
, 278

Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)
, 262

Carbon footprint
, 244

Carter’s research
, 129

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
, 260

Cashless Digital Transactions
, 205

Central bank of Sweden
, 278

Central banks
, 273

Central counterparty clearing house (CCP clearing house)
, 104

Central counterparty clearing institutions (CCHs)
, 282

Central processing unit (CPU)
, 242

Challenges
, 187

and solutions of blockchain technology in economics and finance
, 314–316

CHAPS
, 273

Chatbots
, 36, 38, 44, 75–76

conceptual model of present study
, 40

history of
, 41

in Indian banking sector
, 42–44

literature review
, 38–40

objectives of research
, 41

services offered by
, 45

types and components of
, 37–38

ways to connect banking chatbots
, 44–45

Cipla Ltd
, 292

CiteSpace
, 143

Citigroup
, 312

Citrus
, 202

City governance
, 22

City innovation
, 23

City of Waterloo, The
, 26

City’s educational institution
, 19

Claim registration process
, 176

Classic economic approach
, 15

Clearing and settlement systems
, 279

Clerk (robotic advice program)
, 75

Cleverbot
, 41

Climate change

observations
, 134–136

outlook
, 131–133

research methodology
, 131

Cloud Computing
, 249–253

Cloud systems
, 174

Cloud-based system architecture
, 114

Co-creation
, 22–23

Co-operative banks
, 260

Cognitive AI service
, 84

COiN
, 76

Commercial banking, blockchain application in
, 277

Commercial banks
, 260

Commodity flow
, 122

Communication

network systems
, 222

process
, 224

Communitech
, 27

Competitiveness concept
, 16

Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
, 177

Computer internet
, 222

Computer programming concept
, 94

Computer-oriented criminals (see Cybercriminals)

Consensus algorithm, short history of
, 94–96

Consensus methods
, 4

Consensus validation
, 158

Consensus-based mechanism
, 157

Consortium accounts
, 6

Consortium blockchains
, 4, 178, 272–273

Consumer loyalty
, 50

Consumer-centric strategy
, 204

Content analysis
, 145

impact of financial crisis on banking
, 148–149

financial inclusion and growth
, 148

P2P lending
, 149

technology and banking
, 147–148

Contingent business interruption (CBI)
, 250

Control
, 132

of climate change risk
, 131

Controlled blockchains (see Private blockchains)

Conventional technologies
, 115, 118

Convex objective function
, 294

Counterparty risk
, 283

COVID-19
, 200, 211

Credit
, 201–202

decisions and AI
, 80–81

information
, 263

intermediaries
, 83

and loans
, 279–280

Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
, 263

Credit Suisse
, 312

Crest Financial
, 81

Criminal hackers
, 78

Crowd Investing
, 201

Crowdfunding
, 200–201, 275

Crowdlending
, 201

Crypto, finance use in
, 107

Cryptocurrency
, 62–63, 66–67, 94, 99, 101, 107, 168, 185, 203, 210, 272, 310, 313

ecosystems
, 107

finance use in
, 106–107

functions
, 6

risks
, 166–167

Cryptographic algorithms
, 95

Cryptographic protocols
, 103

Cryptographic security, authentication of user through
, 158

Cryptography
, 156

Currency exchange
, 100–102

Customer bases
, 75

Customer data storage
, 166

Customer loyalty, improved
, 232–234

Customer profile management
, 7

Customer relationship management (CRM)
, 277

Customer satisfaction
, 39–40

Customer service
, 40

digitalisation of
, 36

improved
, 229–231

Customer-centric marketing approaches
, 23

Customers
, 50

Cutting-edge blockchain technologies
, 185

Cyberattacks, threat of
, 67

Cybercrime
, 168

Cybercriminals
, 168

Cybersecurity
, 76–78

dApps
, 310

Data analysis
, 143, 226

bibliometric analysis
, 143

content analysis
, 145

and interpretation
, 226–228

Data centre
, 243

Data storage
, 38

Decentralisation
, 157, 274

Decentralised approach
, 113

Decentralised blockchain
, 272, 310

Decentralised blockchain technology (DLT)
, 96

Decentralised consensus procedures
, 96

Decentralised consensus techniques
, 94

Decentralised finance
, 62, 66

Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)
, 97

Decision Intelligence
, 75

Deep learning
, 80

Delay tolerant network (DTNs)
, 242

Delivery versus payment contract (DvP contract)
, 283

Deloitte
, 206

Depository Participant (DP)
, 295

Depository Trust, and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
, 101

Derivatives clearing and processing
, 104–105

Detractors
, 106

Dialogue manager
, 38

Digital arbitration
, 94

Digital banks
, 81

Digital coins
, 66–67

Digital currency
, 6, 63, 98–99

Digital economy companies
, 204

Digital identity

blockchain in banking to verify
, 280

digital identity/know your customer
, 102–103

Digital revolution
, 62

Digital space revolution
, 187

Digital technology
, 185

Digitalisation
, 15, 19

of rural entrepreneurship
, 223

DigitalSTROM
, 51

Dispersed networks
, 94

Disruption
, 130

Distributed banking
, 313

Distributed databases, blockchain technology and
, 96

Distributed denial-of-service (DDOS)
, 166, 282

Distributed ledger (DL)
, 281, 306

Distributed ledger technology (DLT)
, 5, 100–101, 147, 158, 175, 278

currency exchange
, 100–102

derivatives clearing and processing
, 104–105

digital identity/know your customer
, 102–103

DLT-based PCS
, 5

finance use in crypto
, 107

finance use in cryptocurrency
, 106–107

post-trade reporting
, 105

primary securities issuance
, 103

securities clearing and settlement
, 103–104

trade finance
, 105

Distributed Simulation of Order Promising Protocols (DSOPP)
, 119

Diversification
, 291

Divi’s Laboratories
, 292

“Donation Based” crowdfunding
, 201

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories
, 292

E-banking
, 206

E-commerce industry
, 74, 205

E-Procurement
, 249

E-waste
, 242

Ecosystem
, 115

Education
, 14, 63

Effective VM Sizing Algorithms
, 249

Efficiency, machine learning algorithm
, 56

Electronic Virtual Assistant (EVA)
, 43

ELIZA
, 41

Emerging technologies and game-changing potential

development of holistic framework
, 67–68

use-cases of new-age technologies
, 63–67

Empirical analysis of blockchain in financial market
, 316–317

Employment opportunities, generation of
, 231–232

Encryption
, 96

Encryption algorithms
, 94, 96

Encryption Law
, 185

End Of Lifecycle (EOL)
, 250

Energy Star Program
, 242

Entrepreneurs
, 14

Equator
, 88

Equbot
, 88

Ether (country’s currency)
, 98, 167

Ethereum
, 98–99, 311–312

blockchain
, 98

platform
, 167

Ethereum Organization, The
, 97

Ethernet
, 99, 167

European Banking System
, 141

European Commission
, 278

European Financial Institutions
, 147

Exchanges
, 313

Exclusion criterion
, 142

Exploratory Factor Analysis method
, 39

eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)
, 316

Extensible Markup Language (XML)
, 112

Extensive production process
, 120

Facebook
, 73

Factoring
, 201–202

Faster payments
, 279

Federated blockchains
, 310

FICCI
, 205

Finance
, 314–316

method
, 66

use in crypto
, 107

use in cryptocurrency
, 106–107

Financial and technological innovations
, 141

Financial conduct authority
, 278

Financial crisis on banking, impact of
, 148–149

Financial domain

boons of blockchain in
, 163

role of blockchain in
, 158

Financial inclusion
, 165

and growth
, 148

process
, 5

Financial institutes (FIs)
, 281

Financial institutions
, 166, 273

credit and blockchain
, 162

Financial market

empirical analysis of blockchain in
, 316–317

future research scope of blockchain in
, 317–318

Financial operations
, 103

Financial product, AI technology of
, 80

credit decisions and AI
, 80–81

risk management and AI
, 81

Financial reporting system
, 7

Financial sector
, 72

adoption of blockchain in
, 276–277

application of blockchain technology in financial sector
, 164–166

companies promote blockchain in
, 164

Financial services
, 75, 163

impact of AI on
, 73

algorithmic trading
, 74

benefits from blockchain technology in
, 281

industry
, 166

organisations
, 160

sector
, 140

Financial system, blockchain application and potential in
, 277–278

Financial Technology (FinTech)
, 62, 140, 148, 198, 200 (see also Multi-media technology; Blockchain technology)

background of study
, 198

banks
, 205

challenges and risks
, 213

coinage
, 198

companies
, 147, 201, 210

comparison sites and search engines
, 203

conceptual framework
, 213

data analysis
, 143–149

demographics
, 205

determinants
, 204

e-commerce
, 205

in fields
, 203

findings
, 213

Fintech 1.0
, 199

Fintech 2.0
, 199

Fintech 3.0
, 199

Fintech Statistical Reports
, 206–209

firms
, 140

government supports
, 204

growth
, 198

inclusion and exclusion criterion
, 142–143

India
, 199

infrastructure, technology, and IT
, 204

innovations
, 200

investments and deal count related to Fintech and future of Fintech
, 209

journey/phases
, 199

literature review
, 198

money
, 205

organisations
, 210

P2P lending
, 201

regulatory framework
, 204

research methodology
, 142, 213

research questions
, 142

search strategy
, 142

sectors’ consumer-centric approach
, 204–205

segmentation
, 199–204

segments
, 200

single platform for all
, 205

startups
, 200, 204–205, 210

Technological advancement
, 204

technologies
, 140

unicorns
, 211–212

Financing
, 200

crowd investing
, 201

crowdfunding
, 200–201

supply chain
, 6

Fintech Disruptor Reports (2017)
, 210

Fintech industry, The
, 199

First fit decreasing algorithm (FFD algorithm)
, 249

First phase performance techniques
, 51

First-fit algorithm
, 249

Focus group discussion (FGD)
, 113

Fordism
, 17

Forecasting
, 249

Forwarding Logistics (FL)
, 250

Fourth industrial revolution
, 72

Foxconn (manufacturing behemoth)
, 105

Fraud

AI and reduction of
, 81

detection and compliance of
, 74–75

personalised banking and AI
, 82

Free cooling technique
, 244

Freecharge
, 202

Fundraising
, 279

Fuzzy repeating system, The
, 52

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
, 80

Generalised linear model (GLM)
, 317

Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update, The
, 128

Global Financial Crisis, The (2008)
, 100, 199, 205

Google
, 41, 73

Google Docs
, 306

Governance
, 22

Government initiatives
, 205

Green computing
, 242

algorithm for power reduction for green computing setup
, 246–247

applications
, 249–253

comparative analysis
, 247–249

literature survey
, 242–245

system model and proposed algorithm
, 245–246

Green Technology
, 242

Gross national product (GDP)
, 27

Gross NPA ratio of public and private banks, data distribution by descriptive analysis based on
, 265–267

Group Packing Algorithms
, 249

GST system under development applying blockchain technology
, 188–189

Hainan Airlines blockchain-enabled E-commerce platform
, 114

Harmonic algorithm
, 249

Hash
, 307

HDFC Bank
, 43

HDFC Bank’s EVA
, 43

Healthcare sector
, 64, 252

Hedge funds
, 280

High-frequency trading firms (HFT trading firms)
, 73

High-tech companies
, 26

Histcite
, 143

Households Financial Access Index
, 141

Human touch
, 36

Humanitarian disaster bonds
, 103

Hybrid blockchain
, 3–4, 273, 310

Hyperledger
, 312

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
, 112

HTTP-based service registration
, 112

HTTP-based worker nodes
, 115

IBEF
, 36

IBM
, 104

IBM Food Trust
, 273

ICICI Bank’s Oral
, 43

IMF
, 278

Immutability
, 274

Imperative execution
, 88–89

Inclusion criterion
, 142

India, working chatbots in
, 42–44

India’s National Stock Exchange
, 162

Indian banking industry, The
, 36, 42, 259

Indian banking sector

chatbots in
, 42

working chatbots in India
, 42–44

Indian financial sector
, 42

Indian pharmaceutical industry
, 292

Indian Tax Department, The
, 189

Indian tax through blockchain, simplification of
, 189–191

Indus Assist
, 44

Induslnd bank
, 44

Industrial IoT (IIoT)
, 253

Industry 4.0
, 252–253

Initial coin offerings (ICOs)
, 100

Innovation
, 15

concept
, 16

paradigms
, 16

process
, 14

theory
, 15

Innovative forces
, 14

Innovative processes
, 14

Insurance

and blockchain technology
, 175–177

impact of blockchain technology on insurance sector
, 160–161

business
, 160

firms
, 75

in healthcare
, 252

in industry 4.0
, 253

literature review
, 177–178

in logistics
, 251

sector
, 175

in supply chain management
, 250

Insurance Industry
, 174–175

Insurtech
, 203

Integrated Rural Development Program (IRDP)
, 260

Intelligent agent-based supply chain management

literature review
, 113–114

MAS-SOA-SCM
, 121–123

multi-agent system
, 116–117

multiple SOA methods
, 114–116

research methodology
, 112–113

supply chain management
, 117–121

survey techniques
, 116

Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)
, 28

Intelligent Trading Systems
, 82

Interactive Brokers
, 87

Interbank payments
, 5

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, The (IPCC)
, 133–134

Interledger Technology
, 101

International Payments Development Project
, 102

Internet
, 94

internet-based information
, 53

Internet of Things (IoT)
, 177, 224, 314

Interoperability
, 284

Investment management
, 201

Investments and deal count related to Fintech and future of Fintech
, 209–212

Invoice reconciliation process
, 64

ISDA
, 104

Jabberwacky (chatbots)
, 41

Jan Dhan Yojana
, 205

Java Agent Development Environment (JADE)
, 119

Javelin Strategy Report
, 75

JP Morgan Chase
, 83, 312

Juniper Research report
, 75

Jupiter Research analysis
, 159

Kai (AI device)
, 89

Kavout
, 89

Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB)
, 263

Know Your Customer (KYC)
, 4, 7, 102–103, 166, 168, 176, 282

Knowledge
, 19

base
, 38

Kolmogorov–Smirnov test
, 263

Kotak Bank’s Keya
, 44

Kruskal–Wallis test
, 263

Lagrange Multiplier method
, 292

Language Understanding Intelligent Service (LUIS)
, 43

Layer 2 technologies
, 102

LenderBot
, 160

Lending
, 201

Linked lists
, 308

Literature review
, 177–178

Live VM migration algorithm, proposed algorithm of
, 246–247

Loan
, 258

capital
, 258

Logarithmic rate of return
, 298

Logistics
, 250–252

insurance coverage
, 251

systems
, 250

London Stock Exchange (LSE)
, 162

Long-run equilibrium
, 313

Lupin Ltd
, 292

Machine learning (ML)
, 50, 72, 253

algorithm
, 50, 54

drawback
, 50–51

efficiency
, 56

experiment analysis
, 54–56

literature survey
, 51–54

proposed system
, 54

Managed blockchains (see Private blockchains)

Mann–Whitney U test
, 263

Manufacturing Innovation Network (MIN)
, 28

Marine insurance
, 179

Market economy
, 15

Markowitz model
, 290–291

MAS

frameworks for SCM
, 119–121

MAS-based SOA approach
, 121

MAS-SOA-SCM model
, 112, 115, 121–123

modelling approach
, 120

and simulation
, 117–118

technology
, 113

Mathematical modelling
, 156

Mathematical program
, 293

Maximum link utilization (MLU)
, 247

Mean
, 293

Mean-variance approach (see Portfolio selection theory)

Measure-Forecast-Remap (MFR)
, 247

Metaverse

platforms
, 62

technology
, 62

Micro-financing
, 224

Microsoft
, 41

data centre
, 245

Miners
, 95, 283, 307, 309, 315–316

MIT Bitcoin Exchange Institute
, 105

MIT Computer Science
, 41

Mixing service
, 315

MobiKwik
, 202

Mobile phones
, 222

Mobile technology
, 148

Mobile Wallet
, 202

Modelling techniques
, 118

Modern Portfolio Investment Theory
, 293

Modernisation of traditional working
, 228–229, 231–232, 234–235

Modified quadratic model with brokerage costs
, 299–301

Money transfers
, 165

Moore’s Law
, 204

Multi agent technology
, 116–117

Multi-case study approach
, 25

Multi-core processors
, 244

Multi-media technology
, 222 (see also Financial Technology (FinTech))

addition of new products and services
, 228–229

data analysis
, 226

data analysis and interpretation
, 226–228

data collection
, 226

demographic findings
, 226

generation of employment opportunities
, 231–232

hypothesis of research
, 225

improved customer loyalty
, 232–234

improved customer service
, 229–231

literature review
, 223–225

novel combination of resources
, 234–236

objectives of research
, 225

research gaps
, 225

research methodology
, 226

sample size
, 226

scope and limitation
, 236

significance of research
, 225–226

Multifactor Authentication systems
, 77

Multilayer methodology
, 119

Multiple cloud computing services
, 245

Multiple SOA methods
, 114

test factors
, 115–116

web EDI application
, 114

Mutual connectivity
, 16

Nasdaq
, 104, 162

Natural language
, 38

generations
, 38

Natural Language Processing (NLP)
, 36–37, 41, 77

Natural resources
, 244

Network protocol layers
, 99–100

New Growth Theories
, 14

New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)
, 278

New-age technologies
, 62–64

News Scanner
, 87

News sources
, 200

NewsVoir report
, 211

NFTs
, 62

Non-fungible tokens
, 65–66

Non-performing Loan Ratio (NPLR)
, 262

Non-scheduled banks
, 260

Nonlinear equations
, 118

Nonperforming asset (NPA)
, 6, 259

banking structures of India
, 259–260

empirical method
, 263

empirical results
, 264–267

literature review
, 260–263

profitability of Indian Banks
, 260

theoretical framework
, 259

Not for profits (NFPs)
, 259

Novel mixed-method methodology
, 120

NSE Nifty Fifty Index
, 292

Objective functions
, 247, 293

Online Chatbots
, 36

Online loan application services
, 200

Online marketplace lending
, 200

Online P2P lending platforms
, 149

Ontario Technology Corridor
, 27

Open ledger technology
, 64

Open-access green journals
, 142

Open-source software tools
, 143

Optimal investment weights for stock
, 298–299

Optimisation methods
, 291, 293

Optimum portfolio
, 290–291

Organisations
, 97

Owned capital
, 258

Paper trading portfolio
, 89

PARRY (chatbots)
, 41

Partial differential equation
, 117

Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM)
, 39

Participatory governance
, 22

Partnership creation
, 22

Partnerships concept
, 22

Payments
, 200, 202, 313

banks
, 202

clearing system
, 5–6

mobile wallet
, 202

prepaid cards
, 202

systems
, 101, 277

Paytm
, 202

PayU
, 210

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

lending
, 149

mechanism
, 67

payment
, 277

transfers
, 281

Permission blockchain
, 189

Permissioned blockchains
, 105, 309

Personal data flow
, 122

Personal Financial Management (PFM)
, 203

Personalised banking and AI
, 82

Piramal Ltd
, 292

Place branding
, 19

Planning process
, 17, 249

Pointers
, 308

Portfolio
, 290

Portfolio Management
, 291

Portfolio management systems
, 203

Portfolio selection

algorithms
, 291

methods based on chaos and dynamical systems theory
, 291

theory
, 290

Post-trade reporting
, 105

Power management techniques
, 244

Prepaid Cards
, 202

Prepaid payment instrument (PPI)
, 202

Primary securities issuance
, 103

Privacy
, 314

Private blockchains
, 3, 272, 309

Private-funded health insurance
, 252

Procedure’s concept
, 120

Process automation, AI and
, 82–83

Process innovations
, 17

Product innovations
, 17

Product personalization
, 7

Profitability
, 261

Profitability of Indian Banks
, 260

Public blockchains
, 3, 272, 310

ecosystem
, 316

financial statements
, 106

networks
, 106

Public services
, 224

PWC
, 177

Quadratic model
, 294

with brokerage cost
, 295

formulation of modified quadratic model and solution
, 295–298

Quadratic Programming model
, 291–292

application
, 293

model formulation
, 293–298

need for study
, 291–292

objectives, research methodology, and limitations of study
, 292–293

results and analysis
, 298–301

Qualitative research
, 24

Quality customer service
, 36

Quintessence
, 187

R2 value
, 228

R3CEV’s Corda DLT
, 103

Radical innovations
, 17

RBI Act 1934
, 260

Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS)
, 107

Real-time gross settlement (RTGS)
, 273

Reconciliations
, 313

Refining process
, 98

RegTech
, 203

ecosystem
, 141

Regulatory mechanism
, 278

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
, 4, 36, 260

Resources, novel combination of
, 234–236

Return on assets (ROA)
, 261

Return on equity (ROE)
, 261

Return on investment (ROI)
, 209–210

Reverse charge mechanism
, 188

Revolutionary transformation
, 17

Reward money
, 95

Reward-based’ crowdfunding
, 201

Ripple
, 101, 165

Risk
, 262, 291

Risk management
, 277

and AI
, 81

Robo Advisors
, 202–203

Robotic advice
, 75

Robotic advisory services
, 75–76

Robotic process automation (RPA)
, 82

Rules and mathematical algorithms
, 157

Rural entrepreneurs
, 222

Rural entrepreneurship
, 223–224

development
, 223

Satoshi’s Bitcoin
, 95

SBI Intelligent Assistant (SIA)
, 42–43

Scanz
, 86–87

Scheduled banks
, 260

Search strategy
, 142

SEBI
, 201

Secondary sources
, 157

Sectors consumer-centric approach
, 204–205

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
, 97

Securities clearing and settlement
, 103–104

Security token offering (STO)
, 279

Segmentation of Fintech
, 199

blockchain and cryptocurrency
, 203

credit and factoring
, 201–202

financing
, 200–20

fintech in fields
, 203

Insurtech
, 203

lending
, 201

payments
, 202

RegTech
, 203

robo advisors
, 202–203

social buying and selling
, 203

Wealthtech Fintech
, 202

Selection methods
, 291

Self-provided funds
, 295

Service sector
, 17, 29

Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
, 112

development methodology
, 112

literature review
, 113–114

MAS-SOA-SCM
, 121–123

multi-agent system
, 116–117

multiple SOA methods
, 114–116

research methodology
, 112–113

SOA-based solutions
, 121

supply chain management
, 117–121

survey techniques
, 116

Settlement risk
, 283

Shipping routes
, 251

Signature
, 96

Simulation, MAS and
, 117–118

Singapore chatbot’s effectiveness in banking industry
, 39

Siri (remote helper)
, 41, 84

SISCO
, 119

Small, medium, and large enterprises
, 201

Small-and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
, 6

Smart contracts
, 97, 158, 166, 310–311

spectrum of autonomy
, 98–99

tokens
, 97–98

SOAP

communications
, 115

conversations
, 112

Social Buying and Selling
, 203

Social media platforms
, 63

Social obligations
, 260

Societies
, 14

Software as a Service (SaaS)
, 249

Software Platform Management
, 104

Software system
, 97

Solar energy
, 244

Solow’s neoclassical growth model
, 14

SotaTek (blockchain development organisation)
, 64

Soup
, 307

Sourcing
, 249

South Korean Stock Exchange
, 162

Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC)
, 28

Spectrum of autonomy
, 98–99

Sporting Club Hotel
, 51

Spunta nodes system
, 274

Stablecoins
, 66

Standardisation
, 284

Startups
, 199

State Bank of India (SBI)
, 4

Static algorithm
, 249

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
, 260

Stock exchanges
, 162

Stock Hero
, 86

Stock market, blockchain technology’s influence on
, 162

StockHero’s Bots Marketplace
, 86

Stratford
, 28

Subjective technique
, 51

Subscription models
, 99

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries
, 292

Supply chain management
, 117, 249–250

MAS and simulation
, 117–118

MAS frameworks for
, 119–121

Supply chain networks (SCN)
, 118

Supply Chain Procedures Term Referring system (SCOR system)
, 119

Supply chains
, 128, 277–278

Survey techniques
, 116

Sustainability
, 15

Sustainable development and digitalisation in service sector

aim of study
, 14–16

innovation and impact on
, 14

limitation
, 30

literature review
, 16–24

methodology
, 24–25

results and interpretation
, 25–28

Swedish authority
, 278

SWIFT
, 102

Systemic risk
, 283

Systems
, 97

Tax ecosystem
, 192

Tax processes
, 187

Tax refund process
, 185

Tax System

blockchain has following features
, 184

challenges faced while implementing system
, 191

findings
, 191

future vision with blockchain
, 192

global perspective of blockchain
, 184

GST system under development applying blockchain technology
, 188–189

literature review
, 185–187

research methodology
, 187

simplification of Indian tax through blockchain
, 189–191

Taxpayer-funded health insurance
, 252

TD Ameritrade
, 87

Technical trading strategies
, 148

Technological risks
, 283–284

Technological Triangle and Knowledge Triangle of Canada
, 25

Technological Triangle of Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph Canada
, 23

Technology
, 36, 140, 147–148, 184, 210

Temperature Control Mechanism (TCM)
, 244

Tencent
, 73

Territory
, 19

Text-based supporters
, 38

Three-way decision theory (3WD theory)
, 291

Ticker
, 87

Tickeron (cutting-edge platform)
, 87

Time and frequency discrepancy evolutionary terms
, 118

Tokens
, 97–98

currency
, 98

token-based economics
, 107

Tokyo Stock Exchange
, 162

Total product value (TPV)
, 210

Toxic materials
, 242

Trade credit
, 280

Trade Finance
, 105, 280

Trade Ideas (stock trading platform)
, 86

Trading bots
, 88

Trading funding
, 6–7

Traditional cybersecurity systems
, 77

Traditional organisational research techniques
, 118

Transactions
, 272

Transilience model
, 17

Transition risk
, 282–283

Transparency
, 4

in accounting and auditing
, 9

Travel insurance
, 179

TrendSpider
, 88

Triple Helix model, The
, 19–20, 23

Turing’s Test
, 73

Ubiquitous Explanation Invention and Interoperability (UDDI)
, 112

Uncertainty modelling tools
, 291

Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
, 210

Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)
, 275

University of Waterloo, The
, 24–25, 28

US auto loan industry
, 81

US Federal Reserve
, 278

Use-cases of new-age technologies
, 63

blockchain technology
, 64–65

cryptocurrency
, 66–67

decentralised finance
, 66

metaverse platforms
, 63–64

non-fungible tokens
, 65–66

User interfaces
, 38

Variance
, 293

Velocity company
, 28

Velocity Fund Finals (VFF)
, 28

Verification process
, 176

Video-based online wisdom venue
, 50–52, 54, 56

Virtual assistance
, 37, 43

for Indian banks
, 44

Virtual consolidation
, 243

Virtual currency
, 107

Virtual Reality
, 63

Virtual techniques
, 243

Virtualisation
, 243

Visa
, 164

Visa/MasterCard
, 273

Vision with blockchain
, 192

VM_migration algorithm
, 247

Voice user interface (VUI)
, 84

Voice-activated gadgets
, 84

Voice-based supporters
, 38

Volatility
, 293

Volume Size ratio (VSR)
, 249

VOSviewer
, 145

Waterloo
, 25

Wealth technology
, 200

Wealthtech Fintech
, 202

Web EDI application
, 114

Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
, 112

Weight
, 293

Working chatbots in India
, 42–44

World Federation of Exchanges data
, 162

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
, 201

World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
, 128

World Wide Web
, 306

Worldwide Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI)
, 115

Yes Bank
, 4

YES ROBOT
, 43

ZeroBlock
, 316

Zerocoin
, 315

zkLedger
, 314

Zk–Succinct Non-interactive Arguments of Knowledge (zk-SNARKs)
, 315

Prelims
Chapter 1: Emerging Role of Blockchain in Banking Operations: An Overview
Chapter 2: Process of Innovation and Its Impact on a Sustainable Development and Digitalisation in the Service Sector
Chapter 3: A Study on Chatbots in the Indian Banking Sector
Chapter 4: Machine Learning Algorithm to Improve User's Experience
Chapter 5: Emerging Technologies and Their Game-Changing Potential: Lessons from Corporate World
Chapter 6: Artificial Intelligence for Financial Services
Chapter 7: Role of Blockchain Technology in the Financial Market
Chapter 8: Intelligent Agent-Based Supply Chain Management Using Service-Oriented Architecture
Chapter 9: The Inherent Risk of Climate Change Becoming a Hindrance in a Business Supply Chain
Chapter 10: FinTech in Banking: Bibliometric and Content Analysis
Chapter 11: Is Blockchain the New Normal in Financial Sector? A Comprehensive Review
Chapter 12: Application of Blockchain in the Insurance Sector
Chapter 13: Tax System: Power Packed by Blockchain
Chapter 14: Conceptual Framework Depicting the Drivers for the Fintech Growth: An Outlook for India
Chapter 15: To Analyse the Impact of Multi-Media Technology on the Rural Entrepreneurship Development
Chapter 16: Green Computing for Sustainable Future Technologies and Its Applications
Chapter 17: Impact of Non-Performing Assets on the Profitability of the Indian Banking Sector
Chapter 18: Adoption of Blockchain Technology in the Financial Sector
Chapter 19: A Study of Optimal Portfolio Selection Using Quadratic Programming Modelling: Evidence from Indian Pharmaceutical Industry During COVID-19 Times
Chapter 20: Blockchain Technology for the Financial Market
Index