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Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to:
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Describe cross-border EC and the issues that arise in EC payments and fulfillment.
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Describe the major changes in retail and their impacts on EC payments.
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Discuss the different payment cards used online and processing methods.
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Discuss the different categories and potential uses of smart cards.
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Describe the issues with and solutions to online micropayments.
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Understand PayPal and third-party payment gateways.
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Understand the major types and methods of mobile payments.
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Describe the differences and key characteristics of digital and virtual currencies.
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Define EC order fulfillment and describe the EC order fulfillment process.
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Describe the major problems of EC order fulfillment.
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Describe various solutions to EC order fulfillment problems.
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Turban, E., Whiteside, J., King, D., Outland, J. (2017). Electronic Commerce Payment Systems and Order Fulfillment. In: Introduction to Electronic Commerce and Social Commerce. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50091-1_11
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