Smart Contracts for Automated Financial Transactions
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https://doi.org/10.67228/3071642X/IJCFDE-2019PI8H5PPublished 03-01-2019
Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology, Automated Financial Transactions, Distributed Ledger Technology, Decentralized Finance, Cryptocurrency, Financial Automation, Consensus Mechanism, Transaction Security, Ethereum Issue
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Singh, A. K. (2019). Smart Contracts for Automated Financial Transactions. International Journal of Commerce, Finance and Digital Economy, 2(1), 01-17. https://doi.org/10.67228/3071642X/IJCFDE-2019PI8H5PAbstract
Smart contracts are one of the most significant innovations in blockchain technology, enabling secure, transparent, and automated financial transactions without the need for intermediaries such as banks or clearinghouses. By embedding business rules into programmable code, smart contracts automatically execute agreements when predefined conditions are met, ensuring trust, immutability, and efficiency. Their adoption has expanded across banking, payments, trade finance, insurance, digital asset management, securities trading, and peer-to-peer lending. Smart contracts reduce manual intervention, lower transaction costs, accelerate settlement processes, and enhance transparency through decentralized validation mechanisms. This study examines the evolution of blockchain and smart contracts, reviews existing literature on contract automation and decentralized finance, and proposes a blockchain-based framework for financial transaction execution and settlement. Performance analysis demonstrates improvements in transaction speed, security, transparency, and cost efficiency compared to traditional financial systems. Despite challenges related to scalability, interoperability, privacy, and regulatory compliance, smart contracts show strong potential to transform financial ecosystems. Future advancements in blockchain scalability, secure programming, and regulatory standardization are expected to further strengthen their role in decentralized financial services and automated digital economies.
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Singh, A. K. (2019). Smart Contracts for Automated Financial Transactions. International Journal of Commerce, Finance and Digital Economy, 2(1), 01-17. https://doi.org/10.67228/3071642X/IJCFDE-2019PI8H5P
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