• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2021

The increasing number of retrenchments because of the current global pandemic, Covid-19, has led many to shift to the digital economy, especially among the low-income group (B40) in Malaysia. Crowdsourcing is the collection of information, opinions, or work from a group of people, usually sourced via the Internet. Fueled by the development of Internet-based platforms that provided its technological foundation, and the need for an agile and uniquely skilled workforce, crowdsourcing has grown from the grassroots, with a burgeoning body of research investigating its many aspects. However, very few studies examined crowd workers' motivation for continuous participation on online crowdsourcing platforms. Thus, this paper aims to explore the technological factors that facilitate B40's group motivation in Malaysia to continue to participate in online crowdsourcing platforms. This paper employed a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured interview. The thematic analysis method was used to decode the data extracted from the interview transcript. The finding of this study identified four main themes and seven sub-themes: (1) Technology efficacy, (2) Platform Management: client-worker management, safety net, payment mechanism, (3) Platform Design: UI design, rating feature and (4) Infrastructure: Internet connection, technology infrastructure. This study can provide a guideline for managing crowdsourcing practices in Malaysia, especially for the crowdsourcing platform developer.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2021

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of digital literacy, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use on Internet users' online purchase intention in Palestine, as well to examine the moderating effect of Internet users' socioeconomic characteristics - age and gender on the relationships between digital literacy and online purchase intention. An extended technology acceptance model (TAM) by including digital literacy was applied in this research. The study applied a quantitative method, where 400 respondents participated in a questionnaire. The collected data was tested against the research framework using the partial least squares (SEM-PLS) method. The findings indicate that digital literacy has a significant effect on perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and online purchase intention; there is a significant effect of perceived usefulness on online purchase intention, but not perceived ease of use. On the other hand, socioeconomic variables demonstrate that neither age nor gender moderates the relationship between digital literacy and online purchase intention; in short, age and gender do not condition the intention of the Internet user.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2023

The goal of this study is to understand how financial inclusion (FI) as influenced by Internet subscribers in India, affects India's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This study makes use of secondary data that was collected from 16 Indian states and one Union Territory between the fiscal years of 2018 and 2020. The goal of this study has been investigated using panel data regression analysis (PDR). And the study's findings indicate that wages received through MNREGA accounts and post office operating accounts under the supervision of Internet subscribers have a significant negative impact on India's SDGs, demonstrating how financial inclusion is harming the country's efforts to achieve sustainable development. This study suggests that it is important to pay attention to rural areas' access to the digital environment and their degree of digital literacy. These findings imply that improving the MGNREGA program and employees' pay might help the government alleviate poverty in India. Financial inclusion also depends heavily on financial literacy. The government should improve its digital infrastructure in rural and urban areas so that people there may better understand and utilize it given that it promotes financial inclusion, digitalization, economic advancement, rural development, and poverty reduction.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권12호
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• pp.385-388
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• 2020

At present, the payment system in Thailand changes from a paper-based system to a cashless payment system. A coin has its two sides, so the cashless payment has its advantages and disadvantages. This article describes the general advantages and disadvantages of a cashless society in Thailand in the COVID-19 situation. The cashless payment in Thailand consists of credit cards, automated teller machines, direct debit, mobile/Internet banking, e-Wallet, PromptPay, and QR code. The cashless payment is able to assist the government for tax collection accuracy and facilitates users to make financial transactions more transparent and efficient. In addition, the cashless system provides benefits to businesses in which they are able to increase sales and expand business by providing convenient, safe and faster services to customers in making payment for goods/services. It assists businesses to save time and cost of cash management and reduce the paperwork. The cashless payment made the life of students, housewives, and elderly people very easy to carry out financial transactions and there is no need to meet the financial institution staff. This payment system needs advanced technology system skills, a smartphone, and a technology facility. Finally, the cashless payment can reduce the spreading of COVID-19.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.329-338
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• 2021

The mobile payment system has not only changed the payment pattern but also has improved the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individuals' quality of life by saving their energy, reducing the risk of taking cash, and enabling them to give more time to businesses and do international business. Besides, with the current advancement in the Internet as well as the digital transformation, SMEs are being forced to adopt mobile payment systems (MPS). The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of technological-organizational-environmental (TOE) determinants on the adoption of MPS and its impact on SMEs' firm performance operating in Ghana. This research employed a closed-ended questionnaire to collect data from January 2020 - April 2020. This study used a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach using SmartPLS 3.0 for path analysis of 145 responses. The findings of the study include the statistically significant effects of technological (relative advantage and compatibility), organizational (top management support and employees' readiness), and environmental (social influence and competitive pressure) factors on the adoption of MPS. Furthermore, this study also proved the positive and statistically significant effect of MPS on SMEs' performance. This study demonstrated that the TOE factor explains 70% variations in the adoption of MPS.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.1121-1133
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• 2021

The paper examines the impacts of the various sustainability dimensions on the financial performance of commercial banks in three Arab countries. Three dimensions have been considered as constitutive of the term sustainable development (social, economic, and environmental). The relationship between the sustainability dimensions of companies and accounting indicators was analyzed. The main hypothesis posits that the dimensions of sustainability do not have a significant and positive effect on the financial performance of the commercial banks. The study population consisted of commercial banks operating in three Arab countries (Oman, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan); the period of the study is from 2007 to 2018. The data were collected from the financial reports and sustainability reports of each bank through the Internet. The overall results of the study showed a moderately positive relationship between all sustainability dimensions and the banks' financial performance. The main contribution of the research is to study the dimensions of sustainability reports as contained in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI-G4) and their impacts on the financial performance of commercial banks. Thus, this research will contribute to increasing the interest of the banks in sustainable development in a context where this research in Arab countries is scarce.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권8호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the tourism industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as a slump in demand among travelers. The tourism industry has been massively affected by the spread of coronavirus, as many countries have introduced travel restrictions in an attempt to contain its spread. In Vietnam, the government has largely been credited for the country's success in keeping COVID-19 transmission rates under control. Early awareness of the pandemic, appropriate, drastic, and people-centric measures, as well as public support, are the main factors behind the success of Vietnam. In that context, it is observed that people's travel demand has bounced back and this research will examine factors driving the public's travel intention in the post-crisis (pandemic) period. The survey was conducted on the Internet using questionnaires designed in the Google platform. Data was collected from April 16 to May 31, 2020, from 154 Vietnamese participants. Research findings demonstrate 4 direct and indirect determinants of travel intention. The strongest effects come from perceived behavioral control which is influenced by subjective well-being. Perceived risk negatively correlates with Self-efficacy and subjective well-being. Conducted in the context of post-COVID-19, the research implies that once the pandemic has been controlled, perceived risks, although still exist, insignificantly influence the public's travel intention.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권9호
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• pp.317-325
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• 2022

The simple regression model (SRM) is used in this study to look at potential economic growth-influencing factors. The sample's period runs from 2005 to 2019. The data was gathered from various ministries and government agencies such as the Central Bank of Afghanistan's Statistical Bulletin, the World Bank, the United Nations (UN), World Bank open data, NASA, Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Economy (MoE), and Central Bank of Afghanistan's Statistical Bulletin (CBA), as well as the internet and news. There is an urgent need to ensure that taxes are collected in the most efficient manner possible because one of the enormous management gaps in Afghanistan over the last two decades has been tax evasion. According to the results of this study, tax evasion has a negative and significant impact on Afghanistan's economic growth. We can affirm that the subject of this article is among the most significant topics recently discussed in my country. If the right solutions are implemented, It can significantly contribute to quickening the cycle of the developing Afghan economy and turning it from an unstable to a sustainable one.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.1513-1526
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• 2016

금융회사가 전자금융 서비스를 제공하기 시작하면서 전자금융 서비스는 다양화 되었고 전자금융 사용은 지속적으로 증가하고 있다. 이에 금융회사는 안전한 전자금융서비스를 제공하기 위하여 금융 보안정책을 적용하고 있으나 전자금융 사고는 계속해서 지능화되고 증가하고 있는 상황이다. 금융감독기관은 최근 인터넷 전문은행 등장과 핀테크 활성화와 더불어 비대면 실명확인 제도 신설 및 전자금융 거래를 통한 자금이체 시 공인인증서 또는 일회용비밀번호 의무사용 폐지 등의 규정을 개선하여 이용자의 편리함을 추구하는 동시에 금융회사에게는 이상금융거래 탐지 시스템 고도화 및 개선을 통한 불법이체 사고 방지를 권고하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 금융회사 제반 상황에 적합한 블랙리스트기반 자동화 탐지 기법을 제안하고 블랙리스트 정보를 레벨링하여 보안레벨에 따른 블랙리스트기반과 통계모델을 연동한 실시간 이상금융거래 탐지 기법을 제안하며, 기존 전자금융 사고유형 분석을 통한 특징적 패턴에 따른 실시간 이상금융거래 탐지기법의 대응 모델을 제안하고자 한다.

• 인터넷정보학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2018

금융서비스산업 전반에 고객의 금융정보 및 금융서비스를 적절하게 보호하고 유지하기 위해, 조직은 정보보호 관리체계(ISMS), 개인정보보호 관리체계, 비즈니스연속성 관리체계와 같은 경영시스템을 도입하여 운영하기 시작하였다. 본 연구는 금융권이 ISMS를 고려하는 것이 바람직하며 정보보안 문화, 실무 및 가이드라인을 고려하는 다양한 조직 안에 각기 다른 형태를 가질 수 있다는데서 출발하였다. 금융서비스산업 내에서도 분야에 상관없이 적용 가능하고 보편적으로 널리 알려진 국제 정보보호 관리체계 ISO27001을 도입한 금융 관련 조직을 대상으로 인증 심사에 따른 부적합 추이 및 통제 요인의 분석을 통해 해당 ISMS의 주요 통제 영역을 도출하게 된다. 이에 따라 ISMS를 도입하여 운용하고 있는 금융 관련 5개 조직의 사례분석을 통해 정보보호 수준의 개선 효과를 분석해 보고자 했다. 금융 섹터에서 인증을 유지하고 있는 곳이 적어 실증 연구를 위한 자료 확보가 어려웠지만, 초기 연구 대상으로서의 의미가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 분석을 통해, 대상 업체들에서 최초심사로부터 3년 주기가 지나는 동안 부적합 건수가 매년 감소하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 부적합 빈도수가 가장 높았던 물리적 환경적 보안, 의사소통 및 운영관리, 접근통제 영역이 각 23%, 19%, 17%를 나타내 전체 부적합의 59% 정도를 차지하는 주요 통제영역으로 도출되었다. 이를 통해 금융권에서 중요하게 다루어지지 않았던 기술적, 관리적, 물리적 보안 이슈를 ISMS가 충족시키고, ISMS가 금융서비스산업에 적용 가능한 효과적인 관리체계가 될 수 있음을 발견하였다.