Financial markets and organizational technologies : system architectures, practices and risks in the era of deregulation

This book is a valuable companion for everyone who is interested in the historical context of the co-evolution of financial markets and information technologies in the last 30 years. The contributors analyze system architectures and solution technologies in banking and finance by focusing on the particularities of certain practices and risks. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: Financial Deregulation and Technological Change....Pages 1-28 The Eurodollar Revolution in Financial Technology: Deregulation, Innovation and Structural Change in Western Banking....Pages 29-63 Tensions Between Economic Policies, Technology and Bankers’ Professional Perceptions....Pages 64-91 Opening the Black Boxes of Global Finance....Pages 92-116 Data Banking: Computing and Flexibility in Swiss Banks 1960–90....Pages 117-136 Is the Future of the ATM Past?....Pages 137-165 Understanding the Characteristics of Techno-Innovation in an Era of Self-Regulated Financial Services....Pages 166-188 Techno-Organizational Diversity, Network Topologies and the Manageability of Banks....Pages 189-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-253