E-commerce.. An integrated set of processes transactions and establish trade links and distribution, marketing and sale of products by electronic means

World Trade Organization defines e-commerce: it is an integrated set of processes transactions and establish trade links and distribution, marketing and sale of products by electronic means . 

This came in a study of the Research Department of the National Bank of Egypt The study showed that some well known e-commerce: as the implementation of some or all of the business processes in goods and services via the Internet and commercial networks other world, ie, using information and communication technology, a quick and easy way for the conclusion of the qualities commercial electronically, whether trade in goods and services, or information and computer programs.

 This has many banks to provide banking service new issuance of cards "Visa" special Internet only, so as to encourage customers to enter into the world of e-commerce; By providing these cards from the speed and safety (where they are secure all purchases) and ease in handling, offering these cards banking service high, which includes inform the client on the current account of its own, and the possibility of transfer between accounts, and savings accounts, pay off credit card receivables, and asked checkbook, and stand on the latest prices of currencies and contact the bank via e-mail to inquire about the banking services it provides, as Some banks has added a new service to these cards by ensuring the value of the bank e-commerce transactions if the card holder could not get the right of a trader who deal with it. 

The spread of e-commerce in most countries of the world from east to west (USA, Western Europe, Japan and many other countries), and proved to be successful as a result of what the world has witnessed from Technological advances and increasing interdependence between markets, and for the foreseeable future bodes her evolution tremendous level the world, and will be one of the distinguishing phenomena in the next decade, with projections indicate an increase in the volume of e-commerce to $ 103 billion in 2003 compared to 1.8 billion in 1997.