Using competing models to evaluate the role of environmental pressures in ecommerce adoption by small and medium sized travel agents in a developing country

This study investigates the factors that influence e-commerce adoption in SME travel agents in a developing country. The research is based upon a questionnaire survey of travel agents in Egypt and employs advanced statistical techniques to test a conceptual framework that extends the technology acceptance model. Using competing models the study examines the relationship between e-commerce adoption, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and environmental pressures. The results indicate that environmental pressures significantly affect the perceived benefits and barriers of e-commerce adoption, in addition to having an indirect effect on adoption behaviour. Insights are provided into the nature of relationships between the key factors that determine e-commerce adoption and the extent to which they can be used to develop effective strategies for SME travel agent re-intermediation in the global travel market. Implications are identified for practice and government policy in relation to the use of e-commerce in SME travel businesses in developing countries

Contactless Palm Vein Authentication security technique for better adoption of e-commerce in developing countries

E-commerce has been contributing immensely to the economic development of the developed countries and the main catalyst to this could be attributed to the total adoption of e-commerce by the citizens. In order word, e-commerce could also be an economic driver in developing countries. Moreover, security has been identified as major barrier that prevents citizens from adopting e-commerce in developing countries. This paper examines Security Authentication Techniques (SAT) of Digital Signature (DF) and Fingerprint System (FPS) the limitations of these architectures and then propose Contactless Palm Vein Authentication (CPVA). The architecture of this new CPVA will be discussed in relation to Security, privacy, trust and reliability