Research paper about Initiative Q – digital payment methods Write a research paper about the Initiative. Paper Formatting Guidelines • 12-point Times Ne

Research paper about Initiative Q – digital payment methods Write a research paper about the Initiative.

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There has a research paper proposal, please complete this research paper base on this proposal. Running head: INITIATIVE Q
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Initiative Q
Name of Student: Jie Sun, Yangfan Wang
Date: 2/18/2019
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Initiative Q
A number of global payment systems have been developed across the world with the help
of modern day technology. Some of these payment systems include the following; PayPal, Skrill
and the cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Initiative Q is a new modern payment and
cryptocurrency system which is still being developed. If successful, Initiative Q is projected to be
among the world’s leading payment systems. This new payment system is recruiting users
through invite links and only requires one to provide their name and email address during the
signup process. However, as a new system, there are a lot of significant issues to be solved and
researched upon with regard to initiative Q. This research proposal aims at determining how
efficient and different Initiative Q is from other payment systems such as PayPal. Is the system
built from an entirely different idea or does it bear a resemblance to other payment systems?
The Research Methodology
Initiative Q has reportedly already recruited over two million new members through the
invite links. In determining how different this new system is from others, it will be of great
essence to collect data from those who have already signed up for this new system. This will be
done through the use of online questionnaires whose link can be shared on a number of social
media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram as well as WhatsApp. Important
information to be obtained include; the time when one signed up, the rating of the system by
each individual so far and whether these individuals find any difference between Initiative Q and
other digital payment systems, preferably PayPal, Skrill, and Bitcoin. Moreover, the
questionnaire will also seek to determine the main features of the system as observed by those
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who have already signed up; this will be important in noting down any differences between
Initiative Q and the other Systems.
List of References to be Used
There are a number of reference materials which will be of great importance in this
research. Some of these references provide vital information not only on Initiative Q alone but
also provide an insight into the world of digital payments and the cryptocurrencies. A number of
these references are as follows:
David Z. Morris. (2018). Initiative Q Is All the Bad Parts of Crypto and None of the Good Ones.
Breakermag. Retrieved from https://breakermag.com/initiative-q-is-all-the-bad-parts-ofcrypto-and-none-of-the-good-ones/
Hedemann, Falk. (2018). Why ‘Initiative Q’ belongs to the marketing textbook. Retrieved from

Keogh, Bryan., Inglis, Jeff and Zelniker, Nicole. (2018). Cryptocurrencies, blockchains and their
dark side: 4 essential reads. The Conservation. Retrieved from
https://theconversation.com/cryptocurrencies-blockchains-and-their-dark-side-4essential-reads-103567
Krafft, P. M., Della Penna, N., & Pentland, A. S. (2018, April). An experimental study of
cryptocurrency market dynamics. In Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human
Factors in Computing Systems (p. 605). ACM.
Markey-Towler, Brendan. (2018). The University of Queensland. Initiative Q is not the new
Bitcoin, but here’s why the idea has value. The Conservation. Retrieved from
INITIATIVE Q
http://theconversation.com/initiative-q-is-not-the-new-bitcoin-but-heres-why-the-ideahas-value-106148
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