Issues and Challenges of Electronic Payment Systems

Abstract

E-commerce (electronic commerce or EC) is the buying and selling of goods and services, or the transmitting of funds or data, over an electronic network, primarily the Internet. These business transactions occur business-to-business, business-to-consumer, consumer-to-consumer or consumer-to-business. The success of electronic commerce depends upon effective electronic payment systems. The Internet and on-line businesses are growing exponentially. Due to this explosive growth, electronic commerce on the Internet uses various electronic payment mechanisms that can cater for much diversity of applications. Electronic payments are financial transactions made without the use of paper documents such as cheques. Electronic payments include debit card, credit card, smart card, e-wallet, e-cash, electronic cheques etc. E-payment systems have received different acceptance level throughout the world; some methods of electronic payments are highly adopted while others are relatively low. The present paper is focused on the issues and challenges in e payment and to examine the problems faced by consumers during e payments.