1. Fintech and e-payment methods in tourism and hospitality : examining customers' e-satisfaction, e-loyalty, and e-trust during the travel experienceNoha Ahmed Kamel, Marwa Youssif, 2026, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: This study aims to examine the impact of electronic payment methods (EPMs) usage on customers’ e-satisfaction and how their e-satisfaction influences their e-loyalty. Additionally, it investigates the moderating role of customers’ e-trust in the relationship between EPMs usage and customers’ e-satisfaction. The population under study is travellers who have prior experience using e-payment methods within tour ism and hospitality transactions in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). Data were gathered online from 211 e-payment users using a convenience-based purposive sampling technique. The findings reveal that EPMs usage has a positive and significant impact on customers’ e- satisfaction. Additionally, customers’ e-satisfaction with EPMs has a positive impact on their e-loyalty. Furthermore, the moderating role of e-trust is significant but has a weak effect in the direction of the relationship between EPMs usage and customers’ e-satisfaction. This study provides valuable insights to enrich the existing literature on fintech services and e-payment methods, particularly in the tourism and hospitality industry. It also suggests how finance, tourism, and hospitality businesses can improve customers’ EPM experiences to boost e-satisfaction, e-loyalty, and e-trust.
Ključne besede: fintech, electronic payment methods (EPMs), e-satisfaction, e-loyalty, e-trust
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2. Conspiracy beliefs in post-communist Europe : the role of religiosity, political ideology, and media trust among unvaccinated individualsKatarzyna Bałandynowicz-Panfil, Malgorzata Łosiewicz, Ana Slavec, Janez Štebe, Șerban Olah, Győző Pék, Adrienn Kaszás-Nagy, Mojca Šoštarič, Magdalena Iwanowska, 2026, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This study explores the sociocultural and psycho ‑ logical determinants of conspiracy theory beliefs (CTBs) among unvaccinated individuals in three post-communist countries: Poland, Romania, and Slovenia. The goal is to understand how religiosity, political orientation, media trust, and fear of COVID-19 shape conspiratorial thinking in societies with legacies of institutional distrust and ideological polarization. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The central research problem concerns the contextual drivers of CTBs in post-communist Eu ‑ rope, where transitional experiences challenge universal explanatory models. The study draws on data from an online survey of 1,641 unvaccinated individuals collected in 2021. Key constructs-including conspiracy beliefs, trust in institutions and media, religiosity, and political orientation-were measured using validated scales and analyzed through multiple regression models. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The argument integrates histori ‑ cal and structural factors with individual-level predictors of CTBs. It distinguishes between private religiosity and religious practice, analyzes media trust in frag ‑ mented information environments, and contextualizes political ideology within the region’s post-authoritarian trajectories. The analysis emphasizes how fear, belief, and epistemic orientation intersect in shaping vaccine-related conspiracies. RESEARCH RESULTS: Findings indicate that higher private religiosity, left-wing political orientation, low fear of COVID-19, and reliance on digital or informal information sources are positively associated with CTBs. In contrast, trust in traditional media, trust in medical professionals, and participation in organized religious practices predict lower endorsement of conspiracies. Slovenia and Poland show the highest CTB levels. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: CTBs in post-communist societies reflect both historical legacies and current epistemic vulnerabilities. Addressing them requires context-sensitive strategies that rebuild institutional trust, support civic engagement, and recognize the social functions of structured belief systems. The study contributes to a better understanding of misinformation dynamics in transitional democracies.
Ključne besede: conspiracy theories, religiosity, political ideology, media trust, post-communist Europe
Objavljeno v RUP: 05.05.2026; Ogledov: 482; Prenosov: 16
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3. Decentrilized message application running on blockchain technologies : final project paperEkaterina Bochvaroska, 2025, diplomsko delo Ključne besede: distributed messaging system, digital communication, blockchain, trans actions, consensus protocols, decentralization, distributed trust, data integrity
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7. Interdependence between social values and national performance indicators : the case of the enlarged European UnionCene Bavec, 2007, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: trust, composite trust, social capital, social values, economic performance, innovativeness, European Union, new EU member states
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