Natalya Saibel

The article describes the blockchain technology, discusses the peculiarities of its application, shows the possibilities of using blockchain-technologies in the financial sector, analyzes the main advantages and problems of using this technology in the financial sector, suggests ways to solve the existing problems.

In the article, based on the analysis of sociological surveys conducted in Russia, an assessment of financial literacy level of the population is given. The authors make a comparative analysis of financial behavior models of the country citizens, reveal the main reasons for the low level of financial literacy of the Russian population and the ways of overcoming them.

The paper describes the features of Business Intelligence in the economy. The authors give the main definitions of Business Intelligence; define the evolution and the specific features of Business Intelligence; mark the main advantages and disadvantages of Business Intelligence system from the side of business analysis; analyze development trends of technology.

The abbreviation VR is not surprising in the modern world. What do we really know about the so-called Virtual Reality? Can it become a profitable business? Is it worth investing in this segment of the market? The paper deals with these questions.

The paper describes the peculiarities of e-commerce development in Russia, reveals the advantages and disadvantages of e-commerce, analyzes e-commerce at the present stage, identifies the causes hindering the development of e-commerce in Russia and defines the main directions of e-commerce development.