Fintech-based financial inclusion and risk-taking of microfinance institutions (MFIs): evidence from sub-saharan Africa
Fintech-based financial inclusion and risk-taking of microfinance institutions (MFIs): evidence from sub-saharan Africa
Fintech innovations are rapidly transforming the global financial industry and easing the financial inclusion initiatives of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Such technological transformations are expected to promote stability in the financial system and in turn reduce the risk-taking behavior of its main actors. However, there is limited or no empirical evidence to confirm the impact of fintech-based financial inclusion (FinFI) on the risk-taking behavior of Sub-Saharan African MFIs. Thus, we have developed a new index to measure FinFI and empirically assess its role in reducing the risk-taking attitude of MFIs. The validity of our results was confirmed by using various robustness tests.
Financial Inclusion, Sub-saharan africa, financial technology, risk-taking behaviour
Banna, Hasanul
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Mia, Md Aslam
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Nourani, Mohammad
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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24 May 2021
Banna, Hasanul
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Mia, Md Aslam
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Nourani, Mohammad
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Banna, Hasanul, Mia, Md Aslam, Nourani, Mohammad and Yarovaya, Larisa
(2021)
Fintech-based financial inclusion and risk-taking of microfinance institutions (MFIs): evidence from sub-saharan Africa.
Finance Research Letters, [102149].
(doi:10.1016/j.frl.2021.102149).
Abstract
Fintech innovations are rapidly transforming the global financial industry and easing the financial inclusion initiatives of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Such technological transformations are expected to promote stability in the financial system and in turn reduce the risk-taking behavior of its main actors. However, there is limited or no empirical evidence to confirm the impact of fintech-based financial inclusion (FinFI) on the risk-taking behavior of Sub-Saharan African MFIs. Thus, we have developed a new index to measure FinFI and empirically assess its role in reducing the risk-taking attitude of MFIs. The validity of our results was confirmed by using various robustness tests.
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Fintech-based Financial Inclusion and Risk-taking of Microfinance Institutions (1)
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 May 2021
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 May 2021
Published date: 24 May 2021
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Financial Inclusion, Sub-saharan africa, financial technology, risk-taking behaviour
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ISSN: 1544-6123
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