Internet Banking and the Law in Europe: Regulation, Financial Integration and Electronic Commerce [Hardcover]

Apostolos Ath. Gkoutzinis (Author)

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Publication Date: November 20, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0521860717 | ISBN-13: 978-0521860710

The European Union has long sought to create a single financial area across Europe where consumers in one country benefit from financial markets and activities in other countries. With the emergence of the Internet as a platform for the provision of online banking services, the creation of a pan-European market for banking services appeared a realistic proposition. In practice, however, this has not happened. This book asks why and argues that the creation of banking markets via the Internet relies on both available technologies and appropriate laws and regulations. The institutional and legal framework for online banking services in the single European market are examined, as is the level of legal harmonization achieved in the UK, France and Germany under the influence of the EU Directives pertaining to online banking activities.

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With the emergence of the Internet as a platform for the provision of online banking services, a pan-European market for banking services appeared a realistic proposition; however, this has not happened. This book asks why and argues that such a market relies on available technologies and appropriate laws and regulations.

About the Author

Associate, US Capital Markets Group, Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 404 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 20, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521860717
• ISBN-13: 978-0521860710
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,728,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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