How do fintech firms address financial inclusion?
How do fintech firms address financial inclusion?
Financial technology (fintech) firms are transforming the financial sector with new innovative services. Indeed, fintech firms have established themselves as viable addition to the traditional financial structure and are potentially playing an important role in addressing financial inclusion. However, hitherto there is limited understanding of how fintech firms address financial inclusion. In this paper, we present a preliminary phase of research and analysis on a case study of fintech start-ups in Ghana. We address the research question: “how do fintech firms address financial inclusion?” Informed through activity theory, our preliminary findings show that fintech firms act as innovators and aggregators, leverage existing infrastructure of incumbents and deploy cooperative strategies comprising elements of competition and cooperation to address financial inclusion. Based on the findings, this study develops a fintech driven financial inclusion model that explains how fintech firms work towards addressing financial inclusion.
Activity Theory, Developing Countries, Fintechs, Financial Inclusion, Innovation
Association for Information Systems
Senyo, P.K.
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Karanasios, Stan
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11 November 2020
Senyo, P.K.
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Karanasios, Stan
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Senyo, P.K. and Karanasios, Stan
(2020)
How do fintech firms address financial inclusion?
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Financial technology (fintech) firms are transforming the financial sector with new innovative services. Indeed, fintech firms have established themselves as viable addition to the traditional financial structure and are potentially playing an important role in addressing financial inclusion. However, hitherto there is limited understanding of how fintech firms address financial inclusion. In this paper, we present a preliminary phase of research and analysis on a case study of fintech start-ups in Ghana. We address the research question: “how do fintech firms address financial inclusion?” Informed through activity theory, our preliminary findings show that fintech firms act as innovators and aggregators, leverage existing infrastructure of incumbents and deploy cooperative strategies comprising elements of competition and cooperation to address financial inclusion. Based on the findings, this study develops a fintech driven financial inclusion model that explains how fintech firms work towards addressing financial inclusion.
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Accepted/In Press date: 26 September 2020
Published date: 11 November 2020
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Forty-First International Conference on Information Systems: ICIS 2020 – Making Digital Inclusive: Blending the Local and the Global, India, 2020-12-13 - 2020-12-16
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Activity Theory, Developing Countries, Fintechs, Financial Inclusion, Innovation
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Stan Karanasios
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