Electronic Wallet Project

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Chapter 11
BUSN125 Exploring E-Commerce

• Electronic Wallet Project

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Electronic Wallets

• An electronic wallet serves a function similar to
  a physical wallet
• holds credit cards, electronic cash, owner
  identification, and owner contact information
• provides owner contact information at an
  electronic commerce sites checkout counter
• Electronic wallets make shopping more efficient.

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Electronic Wallets

• Electronic wallets store shipping and billing
  information, including a consumers first and
  last names, street address, city, state, country,
  and zip or postal code.
• Electronic wallets automatically enter required
  information into checkout forms.

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Microsoft .NET Passport

• Microsoft Passport Wallet comes preinstalled in
  Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher versions.
• All the personal data you enter into your
  Microsoft Passport, including your name, address,
  and credit card information, are encrypted and
  password-protected.

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Electronic Wallet Examples
Google NetPay Wallet Qwallet Wells Fargo Bank
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Yahoo! Wallet

• Functions the same way as other electronic
  wallets, but with certain advantages
• Yahoo! hosts several services and shops that can
  accommodate its own wallet
• Can be used at more than 10,000 Yahoo! Store
  merchants
• http//help.yahoo.com/help/us/wallet/wallet-07.htm
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Gator Wallet

• http//www.gator.com/home2.html

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E- Wallet Project

• What do e-wallets do?
• What, if any difference, is there between the
  Microsoft.net wallet and the Yahoo wallet?
• What is the difference between the above wallets
  and the Gator e-wallet?
• What would you recommend to Evan Moskowitz in
  Exercise 3 on page 525?