Call for papers: The Issues and Challenges of E-Banking Application and Development in Developing and Under-developed Nations

Call for papers: The Issues and Challenges of E-Banking Application and Development in Developing and Under-developed Nations

A special issue of International Journal of Electronic Finance

Electronic finance has been continuously growing as a new industry during the last decade. In recent years, the banking industry has led this trend, which is sometimes called e-banking, referring to all banking transactions completed through internet applications. E-banking has revolutionised the way business is transacted by globalising the business enterprise. All businesses, including small and medium scale industries, no matter their geographical locations, are all beneficiaries of e-banking. It encompasses all kind of commercial transaction conducted on an electronic medium, mostly through the internet. It allows companies to make new business contacts from different global business alliances, test new products and services, and make market research and other enquiries all at a minimal cost, both financial and otherwise.

While the application of e-banking has advanced significantly during recent years, especially in the developed nations, in comparison, the development of e-banking application has lagged way behind in many developing nations, especially those relatively poor and under-developed nations (like many nations in South Asia and Africa). Currently, most of those developing and under-developed nations are far behind in terms of e-banking development and applications, although many banks in those nations have been implementing e-banking during recent years.

Therefore, this special issue aims to promote research works which address a variety of research issues in the specific area of e-banking. It provides a global forum for presenting authoritative references, academically rigorous research and case studies in both theoretical and applied research. The purpose of the special issue is to disseminate research and studies in the emerging e-banking application and development in those developing and under-developed nations and areas. It is a timely effort to attract researchers in the e-banking field to report their most updated research works.

The subject coverage of this special issue includes, but is not limited to:

• Current e-banking development status in developing or under-developed nations.
• Major issues and challenges facing in e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• Comparative studies about e-banking applications and development between developed nations and developing or under-developed nations.
• Case studies of e-banking development status in developing or under-developed nations.
• Emerging m-banking - mobile technology such as wireless network and mobile devices that directly facilitate banking services in developing or under-developed nations.
• Application of innovative e-banking services in developing or under-developed nations to improve banking industry as a whole.
• Analysis of political, economic, social, legal and cultural environment in e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• Government support and e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• The relationship between a nation's IT technology infrastructure and e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• The relationship between nation's general public education of modern IT technology and e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• The relationship between nations' banking industry history and e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• The impact of government regulations and policies on the e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• The issues and challenges of e-banking development in rural and remote areas in developing or under-developed nations.
• The current status of telephone-banking, PC-banking, internet-banking, and m-banking in developing or under-developed nations.
• The economic analysis of e-banking: cost and benefit tradeoff in developing or under-developed nations.
• Performance evaluation of e-banking systems in developing or under-developed nations.
• Technological issues in e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• Reviews of the application of e-banking services in developing or under-developed nations.
• Human-computer interaction issues in e-banking system in developing or under-developed nations.
• Privacy and security issues in e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• Critical success factors for e-banking development in developing or under-developed nations.
• Different cultural perceptions of e-banking services in developing or under-developed nations.

Important Dates
Proposal deadline (optional): May 1, 2009
Early submission deadline [*]: May 15, 2009
Full paper deadline: July 1, 2009
Notification of status & acceptance of paper: August 15, 2009
Final version of paper: August 30, 2009