At the Institute of Information and Computational Technologies, was held a presentation of the book “Blockchain, Metaverse and Digital Payments: A Global Digital Consumer Perspective”. The book was published by Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge edited by the prominent scholar, academician Galimkair Mutanov, in collaboration with international scholars from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), Professors Aijaz Shaikh and Heikki Karjaluoto

This edition was marks the fourth book by the Kazakhstani scientist to be published by prestigious international publishers such as Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge, Springer, and others.

This book provides an in-depth and relevant overview of the main theories, frameworks, technologies and innovations, institutional structures or regulations (GDPR, PSD2), and empirical research that investigates users’ perspectives on blockchain technologies, metaverse, and digital payments. With chapters from international contributors, the book presents historical and contemporary developments, innovations, laws and legislation, research, and analysis using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches to the adoption and continuous usage of these technologies and platforms.

This work, with its empirical findings, will be useful for bank executives, regulatory bodies, payment associations (VISA, MasterCard, etc.), policymakers, fintech companies, major tech corporations, and startups interested in blockchain, the metaverse, and digital payments. It is also valuable for the academic community and researchers in the fields of business management, digital economy, digital technologies, and marketing.

The book is available for purchase at “Akadem Kitap” publishing house, on the official website Routledge, and on marketplace Amazon.