This book introduces readers to recent advancements in financial technologies. The contents cover some of the state-of-the-art fields in financial technology, practice, and research associated with artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain—all of which are transforming the nature of how products and services are designed and delivered, making less adaptable institutions fast become obsolete. The book provides the fundamental framework, research insights, and empirical evidence in t...

Taking a critical perspective on agency as a potent birthright, examined through the stories of others, this book closes the vast theoretical and practical divide between our perceptions of external power and the power everyone holds.However small we may feel, the agency within every single one of us is a greatly undermined and underappreciated power that can change the world for better or worse. Presenting narratives of diverse individuals and marginalized people,...

A “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplinesCOVID Studies is a “state of the field” collection of essays that presents the latest research on the pandemic from a range of disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, public policy, political science, history, and science and technology studies. Though varied in their methodologies, whether ethnography, data analysis, or archival...