ABSTRACT
Electronic commerce (or e-commerce) is a multidisciplinary activity that influences the behavior of the participants and the relations that they establish among themselves. In practice, it can take several forms, and this may cause some confusion. To clarify these multiple meanings before going to the heart of the subject, this chapter presents a general introduction to the principal aspects of e-commerce: its framework, types, and changes that it may cause in the banking and financial domains.
