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Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the VISA Electronic Payment System (History of Computing)

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Electronic Value Exchange examines in detail the transformation of the VISA electronic payment system from a collection of non-integrated, localized, paper-based bank credit card programs into the cooperative, global, electronic value exchange network it is today. Topics and features: provides a history of the VISA system from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s; presents a historical narrative based on research gathered from personal documents and interviews with key actors; investigates, for the first time, both the technological and social infrastructures necessary for the VISA system to operate; supplies a detailed case study, highlighting the mutual shaping of technology and social relations, and the influence that earlier information processing practices have on the way firms adopt computers and telecommunications; examines how “gateways” in transactional networks can reinforce or undermine established social boundaries, and reviews the establishment of trust in new payment devices. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer


Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2013


Edition ‏ : ‎ 2011th


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 268 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1447126238


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 32


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.61 x 9.25 inches


Part of series ‏ : ‎ History of Computing


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Well written and informative
Format: Hardcover
I work in the credit card industry, but I was frustrated by the difficulty in getting good information on the industry and how it was established. I bought this book, even though expensive, with the hope that a more academic history might fill in many of the gaps that I have, especially as why we have the incredibly complex set of networks/processors/acquirers/issuers/gateways that characterize the industry. This book far exceeded my best expectation. The writing is very thorough,well documented and very clear. I emphasize the quality of writing because there is so much academic writing that is difficult to read or just plain boring.David Stearns, the author, has done a great service to all those who work in the industry by putting together an overview of the Visa network, and the creation of the credit card industry which is concise, detailed and very interesting. The author is also quite good at relating the detailed history to the general implications in society;and I enjoyed his closing chapter on The Sociotechnical History of Payment Systems, a wordy chapter title to be sure. But the section entitled "Value Flows According to Mark" explores the history of currency and money as it relates to the visa Mark... All very interesting,and none of it that hard to read and understand. The only drawback to this book is its high cost. For me, the price was more than justified. I work in the industry and I'm willing to invest in my own knowledge and learning. An academic book by definition is going to have a small audience, and needs to charge more to make it worthwhile. I can give this book my highest recommendation, you won't be disappointed. ---geoff s. PS I hope that the author will come out with a sequel that will take his history from the 1980s to the current year...and I'm particularly interested in the acquirer side of the industry, which though it is enormous, and though there are enormous corporations who work in that space (a la First Data), there is almost no good history or explanation of where these businesses come from and how they currently function. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2011 by Geoff Sarkissian
    • Great history of Visa in layman terms
Format: Paperback
I really enjoyed this book overall. I work in banking and the book provides great insight into how the modern payment system came into being. I do not have a strong IT background, but still found the technical discussion easy enough to grasp so that I understood the issues being tackled. The introduction of Dee Hock as the spearhead to Visa was eye-opening and I find it hard to believe that I had never heard of him before. Highly recommend this to anyone interested in payments, especially in the nuanced discussions that went into building what we today take for granted. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022 by Rory Shannon
    • great book on the evolution of payments
All of us, even payments professionals, tend to think about now "traditional" products as having sprouted from the ground, fully-formed. Even when we are struggling to bring forth our contemporary incremental (and if we are lucky, disruptive) innovations, we only have a shadow of a thought that the entrenched payment instruments in our wallets went through the same sort of struggle, the same sort of evolution, obstacles and challenges. The beauty of this book is that it brings together the origins of the credit card industry including, importantly, a detailed look at the evolution of backroom operations, of system rules and of the tense yet cooperative relationships between competitors to bring Visa to fruition. In this sense, the story is very instructive for those of us still involved in the payments industry, but with newer instruments, form-factors and struggles about rules. I recommend this book highly to anyone in the payments industry. It is worth the high price. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012 by D. Littman
    • Thorough, Structured and Easy to Read
Format: Hardcover
I really enjoyed this book. It is easy to read. The writing is simple and clear. The research is clean and well structured. The chapters are provide accurate and deep context that matches the proposed topic. Highly recommend this book. If you have ever written code, you will appreciate the content with zero superfluousness. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2020 by ND
    • Value Received
Format: Hardcover
Electronic Value Exchange is well written and insightful. The historical and technology perspective of how the VISA network emerged is interesting and a good read. Ideal for any "game changing" technology platform developers who are hoping to change the world with their new, better, cheaper way for doing things. In particular, the writer's focus on the social-political-technical cost of challenging and changing the status quo is value received. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2012 by David Matthews
    • Impressive and enjoyable tale of how we got here
Format: Hardcover
Like other reviewers, this book far exceeded my expectations. It has been my main topic of conversation with co-workers for the past several weeks. The interesting stories and anecdotes keep coming, and the additional context that comes with the expert framing provided by the author is invaluable to conceptualizing the competitive dynamics of a fast moving industry. I would strongly recommend this to anyone new to the payments industry as a helpful guide to understanding not just how the systems work, but how the systems evolved to get to this point. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022 by turtlemonvh

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