FinTech

2021 - 2026

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Volume 5, issue 2, 2026

Women’s Reforms, Digital Payments, and Financial Inclusion in Saudi Arabia: Evidence from Global Findex 2014–2024 pp. 1-26

Tifani Husna Siregar, Adnan Ameen Bakather and Emilios Galariotis

Financial Technology and Strategic AI Integration in FinTech: Transforming Banking, Payments, and Building a Sustainable Economy—Challenges and Opportunities pp. 1-5

Otilia Manta, Valentina Vasile and Shigeyuki Hamori

Triangulated Analytical Framework for A Sustainable FinTech Model: The Case of Latvia pp. 1-25

Zakia Siddiqui and Claudio Andres Rivera

Cryptocurrency Adoption in Central and Eastern Europe: Psychological Decision-Making Mechanisms, Motives, and Barriers from a Qualitative Perspective pp. 1-20

Kiryl Minkin and Dariusz Drążkowski

Artificial Intelligence and Financial Market Connectedness: Evidence from AI-Related Equities, Cryptocurrencies, and Global Assets pp. 1-14

Shigeyuki Hamori

Institutional Trust, Risk-Taking, and FinTech Adoption: Evidence from an Emerging Economy pp. 1-21

Zsuzsanna Deák and Ádám Béla Horváth

Security Challenges in Open Banking: A Systematic Review and Conceptualisation of a Tri-Dimensional Security Framework pp. 1-28

Cristiano Wilson and Carlos Tam

Duration Rotation in U.S. Treasury Fixed-Income ETFs: Evidence for a “Median” Strategy pp. 1-34

Aishwarya Malhotra, Saiteja Puppala and Eugene Pinsky

Transparency by Design: A Narrative Synthesis of AI Disclosure, Explainability, and Trust in Consumer-Facing FinTech pp. 1-34

Stefanos Balaskas

The Impact of Blockchain Technology Adoption in Enhancing Transparency and Accounting Disclosure Levels in Digital Financial Reports: Evidence from Jordanian Banks pp. 1-16

Mohammad Motasem Alrfai, Mahmoud Khaled Al-Kofahi, Ali Hasan Alkharabsheh and Ibrahim Radwan Alnsour

Mergers and Acquisitions: Analyzing Global FinTech and RegTech Trends over the Period 2008–2025 pp. 1-32

Panagiotis Seitanidis, Eleftherios Aggelopoulos and Dimitrios Grypeos

Cryptocurrency Market Maturation and Evolving Risk Profiles: A Comparative Analysis of Bitcoin and Ethereum Tail Risk Dynamics pp. 1-29

Oksana Liashenko, Bogdan Adamyk and Oksana Adamyk

Beyond FinTech Adoption: How AI-Enabled Financial Process Digitalization Shapes Entrepreneurship pp. 1-29

Konstantinos S. Skandalis and Dimitra Skandali

AI Agents in Financial Markets: Architecture, Applications, and Systemic Implications pp. 1-29

Hui Gong

Network Effects and Boom–Bust Dynamics in NFT Prices pp. 1-29

Ding Ding, Yang Li, Poh Ling Neo, Zhiyuan Wang and Chongwu Xia

Volume 5, issue 1, 2026

How Effective Is Mamba-Augmented Transformer for Stock Market Price Forecasting? pp. 1-26

Md. Shahria Sarker Shuvo, Awsaf Tausif Adib, Md. Estehaar Ahmed Emon, Ahasanur Rafi and Rashedur M. Rahman

Hybrid Machine Learning–Econometric Framework for Financial Distress Scoring: Evidence from German Manufacturing Firms pp. 1-26

Karim Farag, Loubna Ali and Mohamed A. Hamada

Global Roadmaps for Post-Quantum Era in Finance: Policies, Timelines, and a Pragmatic Playbook for Migration pp. 1-31

Colin Kuka, Sanar Muhyaddin, Phoey Lee Teh and Leanne Davies

Study on the Validity of Volatility Trading pp. 1-50

Alberto Castillo and Jose Manuel Mira Mcwilliams

Innovative Credit Scoring and Sales Accounting Solutions for SMEs in Kazakhstan pp. 1-18

Gulnaz Zakariya, Olzhas Akylbekov, Aiman Moldagulova and Ryskhan Satybaldiyeva

Trust as Predictor and Mechanism in Green FinTech Adoption: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis pp. 1-35

Stefanos Balaskas

Fintech Innovations and the Transformation of Rural Financial Ecosystems in India pp. 1-19

Mohd Umar Farukh, Mohammad Taqi, Koteswara Rao Vemavarapu, Sayed M. Fadel and Nawab Ali Khan

When Will the Next Shock Happen? A Dynamic Framework for Event Probability Estimation pp. 1-19

Konstantinos Pantelidis, Ioannis Karakostas and Odysseas Pavlatos

Corporate Governance and Bank Risk Before and After the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from India pp. 1-19

Gaurango Banerjee and Shekar Shetty

Codify, Condition, Capacitate: Expert Perspectives on Institution-First Blockchain–BIM Governance for PPP Transparency in Nigeria pp. 1-33

Akila Pramodh Rathnasinghe, Ashen Dilruksha Rahubadda, Kenneth Arinze Ede and Barry Gledson

Robo-Advisor Adoption and Influences of Innovation Attributes, Trust, and Image pp. 1-17

Norshidah Mohamed

Adaptive Credit Card Fraud Detection: Reinforcement Learning Agents vs. Anomaly Detection Techniques pp. 1-17

Houda Ben Mekhlouf, Abdellatif Moussaid and Fadoua Ghanimi

CBDCs and Liquidity Risks: Evidence from the SandDollar’s Impact on Deposits and Loans in the Bahamas pp. 1-25

Francisco Elieser Giraldo-Gordillo and Ricardo Bustillo-Mesanza

Unraveling User Switching Dynamics in P2P Mobile Payments: Investigating Satisfaction and Trust in a Duopoly Market pp. 1-21

Claudel Mombeuil and Sadrac Jean Pierre

Mood in the Market: Forecasting IPO Activity with Music Sentiment and LSTM pp. 1-20

Qinxu Ding, Chong Guan and Yinghui Yu

Tokenized Gold in Crypto Markets: Tracking Accuracy and Portfolio Performance pp. 1-13

Muhammad Ashfaq, Maximilian Pfeifer, Tan Gürpinar and Mehmet Akif Gulum

Detecting Cyber Fraud in Banking Transactions via Machine Learning Techniques: Implications for Financial Stability pp. 1-13

Lamprini Konsta, Dimitrios Dimitriou, Anastasios Papathanasiou and Vasiliki Liagkou

Blockchain Adoption in Local Governments: The Case of Lugano pp. 1-28

Lorenzo Barisone, Edoardo Beretta, Robert Bregy, Vincenzo Carbone, Roberto Gorini and Giacomo Zucco

Comparative Analysis of Stablecoin Architectural Features in Fragmented Regulatory Environments pp. 1-22

Andrey Vlasov, Andrey Egorov and Alexander M. Karminsky

FinTech for Inclusive Growth: A Gender Perspective pp. 1-22

Hela Mzoughi, Arafet Farroukh and Martina Metzger

From Connectivity to Continuity: The Power of Cashless Mobile Access and Experience in Micro and Small Businesses in Fragile Contexts pp. 1-22

Ali Saleh Alshebami

Fintech Adoption and Bank Risk, Efficiency and Stability: Evidence from Panel Data of Selected Asian Economies pp. 1-24

Helal Uddin and Munim Kumar Barai

From Threat to Opportunity: Digital Infrastructure and Bank Adaptation to Cryptocurrency Cycles—Global Evidence pp. 1-24

Wil Martens

Strategic Foresight for FinTech Governance: A Scenario-Based MCDA Approach for Kuwait pp. 1-24

Salah Kayed, Zaid Alhawwatma, Amer Morshed and Laith T. Khrais

Capturing Short- and Long-Term Temporal Dependencies Using Bahdanau-Enhanced Fused Attention Model for Financial Data—An Explainable AI Approach pp. 1-38

Rasmi Ranjan Khansama, Rojalina Priyadarshini, Surendra Kumar Nanda and Rabindra Kumar Barik

A Blockchain Architecture for Hourly Electricity Rights and Yield Derivatives pp. 1-15

Volodymyr Evdokimov, Anton Kudin, Vakhtanh Chikhladze and Volodymyr Artemchuk

Volume 4, issue 4, 2025

What Is the Right Price for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)? A Systematic Review of the Current Literature pp. 1-25

Marta Flamini and Maurizio Naldi

Combating Economic Disinformation with AI: Insights from the EkonInfoChecker Project pp. 1-17

Vesna Buterin, Dragan Čišić and Ivan Gržeta

Evolution of FinTech in Central Asian Countries and Implications for the Region’s Economy pp. 1-19

Mukhbira Komilova, Marino Nader and Richard Ajayi

Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity in Accounting and Finance in the Post-Quantum World: Challenges and Opportunities for Securing Accounting and Finance Systems pp. 1-41

Huma Habib Shadan and Sardar M. N. Islam

Artificial Intelligence and Firm Value: A Bibliometric and Systematic Literature Review pp. 1-20

Alexandros Koulis, Constantinos Kyriakopoulos and Ioannis Lakkas

An Interpretable 1D-CNN Framework for Stock Price Forecasting: A Comparative Study with LSTM and ARIMA pp. 1-20

Pallavi Ranjan, Rania Itani and Alessio Faccia

Environmental News and Bitcoin Market Dynamics: An Event Study of Global Climate-Related Shocks pp. 1-20

Laith Almaqableh, Maher Khasawneh and Mehmet Sahiner

Determinants of Consumer Trust in Green FinTech Platforms pp. 1-20

Regina Veckalne

From Cryptocurrencies to Collaborative Risk Management: A Review of Decentralized AI Approaches pp. 1-20

Tan Gürpinar, Mehmet Akif Gulum and Melanie Martinelli

AI Agents and No-Code Tools in Accounting: A Case Study pp. 1-14

Miguel Resende

Rising Rates, Rising Risks? Unpacking the U.S. Stock Market Response to Inflation and Fed Hikes (2015–2025) pp. 1-21

Ihsen Abid

Stock Market Volatility Forecasting: Exploring the Power of Deep Learning pp. 1-30

Minh Vo

Digital Credit and Debt Traps: Behavioral and Socio-Cultural Drivers of FinTech Indebtedness in Indonesia pp. 1-26

Ari Warokka, Dewi Sartika and Aina Zatil Aqmar

The Role of Digital Payment Technologies in Promoting Financial Inclusion: A Systematic Literature Review pp. 1-18

Abdelhalem Mahmoud Shahen and Mesbah Sharaf

Financial Literacy in Japan’s Lending-Based Crowdfunding: The Role of Peripheral and Diagnostic Signals pp. 1-23

Motomi Yoshioka, Yoshiaki Nose and Yoshihiro Mori

A Delphi Study Investigating the Development of the Moroccan Fintech Ecosystem: Key Challenges and Opportunities pp. 1-23

Hamid Nach

Knowledge or Confidence? Exploring the Interplay of Financial Literacy, Digital Financial Behavior, and Self-Assessment in the FinTech Era pp. 1-23

Szilvia Módosné Szalai, Szonja Jenei and Erzsébet Németh

Class Actions and Beyond: Unraveling the Link Between Corporate Decision-Making and Risk Prediction in the Age of Machine Learning pp. 1-32

Fei (Phoebe) Gao, Yew Kee Ho and Kevin Ow Yong

Islamic Fintech Adoption Readiness in Pakistan pp. 1-24

John Robert Hamilton and Dil Nawaz Hakro

A Smart Optimization Model for Reliable Signal Detection in Financial Markets Using ELM and Blockchain Technology pp. 1-24

Deepak Kumar, Priyanka Pramod Pawar, Santosh Reddy Addula, Mohan Kumar Meesala, Oludotun Oni, Qasim Naveed Cheema and Anwar Ul Haq

Large Language Models for Nowcasting Cryptocurrency Market Conditions pp. 1-15

Anurag Dutta, M. Gayathri Lakshmi, A. Ramamoorthy and Pijush Kanti Kumar

Integrating High-Dimensional Technical Indicators into Machine Learning Models for Predicting Cryptocurrency Price Movements and Trading Performance: Evidence from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple pp. 1-29

Rza Hasanli and Mahir Dursun

Governing Financial Innovation Through Institutional Learning: Lessons from Romania’s Fintech Innovation Hub pp. 1-37

Claudiu Ioan Negrea, Ela Mădălina Scarlat, Ionuț Horătău and Otilia Manta

Bitcoin Research in Business and Economics: A Bibliometric and Topic Modeling Review pp. 1-37

Hae Sun Jung and Haein Lee

Building Competitive Advantage in Indonesia’s WealthTech Ecosystem: A Strategic Development Model pp. 1-48

Priscilla Maulina Juliani Siregar, Noer Azam Achsani, Zenal Asikin and Dikky Indrawan

Unlocking Crowdfunding Success: A Configurational Analysis of Macro-Level Drivers in FinTech Ecosystems pp. 1-22

Javier Ramos-Díaz and Carlos Chengda Xiangyang

Volume 4, issue 3, 2025

A Transparent House Price Prediction Framework Using Ensemble Learning, Genetic Algorithm-Based Tuning, and ANOVA-Based Feature Analysis pp. 1-26

Mohammed Ibrahim Hussain, Arslan Munir, Mohammad Mamun, Safiul Haque Chowdhury, Nazim Uddin and Muhammad Minoar Hossain

Smart Forest Modeling Behavioral for a Greener Future: An AI Text-by-Voice Blockchain Approach with Citizen Involvement in Sustainable Forestry Functionality pp. 1-26

Dimitrios Varveris, Vasiliki Basdekidou, Chrysanthi Basdekidou and Panteleimon Xofis

Mapping Scientific Knowledge on Patents: A Bibliometric Analysis Using PATSTAT pp. 1-30

Fernando Henrique Taques

A Multi-Paradigm Ethical Framework for Hybrid Intelligence in Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency Systems Governance pp. 1-23

Haris Alibašić

Enablers and Barriers in FinTech Adoption: A Systematic Literature Review of Customer Adoption and Its Impact on Bank Performance pp. 1-35

Amna Albuainain and Simon Ashby

Trends and New Developments in FinTech pp. 1-3

Nikiforos Laopodis and Eleftheria Kostika

Can FinTech Close the VAT Gap? An Entrepreneurial, Behavioral, and Technological Analysis of Tourism SMEs pp. 1-19

Konstantinos S. Skandalis and Dimitra Skandali

Balancing Ethics and Earnings: Corporate Digital Responsibility and Jordanian Banks’ Performance Mediating for Bank Size pp. 1-25

Bashar Abu Khalaf, Munirah Sarhan AlQahtani, Maryam Saad Al-Naimi and Mohamad Anas Ktit

The Effects of CBDCs on Mobile Money and Outstanding Loans: Evidence from the eNaira and SandDollar Experiences pp. 1-17

Francisco Elieser Giraldo-Gordillo and Ricardo Bustillo-Mesanza

The Impact of FinTech on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh: A Random-Effect Model Analysis pp. 1-17

Iftekhar Ahmed Robin, Mohammad Mazharul Islam and Majed Alharthi

AI Driven Fiscal Risk Assessment in the Eurozone: A Machine Learning Approach to Public Debt Vulnerability pp. 1-14

Noah Cheruiyot Mutai, Karim Farag, Lawrence Ibeh, Kaddour Chelabi, Nguyen Manh Cuong and Olufunke Mercy Popoola

The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on Global Financial Systems in the G20 Country GVAR Approach pp. 1-21

Nesrine Gafsi

Determinants of FinTech Payment Services Adoption—An Empirical Study of Lithuanian Businesses pp. 1-21

Greta Marcevičiūtė, Kamilė Taujanskaitė and Jens Kai Perret

M&As and Corporate Financial Performance: An Empirical Study of DAX 40 Firms pp. 1-41

Alessia Rufolo, Tetiana Paientko and Katrin Dziergwa

Geopolitical Risk and Its Influence on Egyptian Non-Financial Firms’ Performance: The Moderating Role of FinTech pp. 1-20

Bashar Abu Khalaf, Munirah Sarhan AlQahtani, Maryam Saad Al-Naimi and Meya Mardini

Financial Technology and Chinese Commercial Banks’ Overall Profitability: A “U-Shaped” Relationship pp. 1-20

Xue Yuan, Chin-Hong Puah and Dayang Affizzah binti Awang Marikan

SEP and Blockchain Adoption in Western Balkans and EU: The Mediating Role of ESG Activities and DEI Initiatives pp. 1-48

Vasiliki Basdekidou and Harry Papapanagos

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models for Tourism Demand Forecasting with Economic Indicators pp. 1-22

Ivanka Vasenska

The Impact of Technological Development on the Productivity of UK Banks pp. 1-32

Nour Fayad, Ali Awdeh, Jessica Abou Mrad, Ghaithaa El Mokdad and Madonna Nassar

Mobile Financial Service Adoption Among Elderly Consumers: The Roles of Technology Anxiety, Familiarity, and Age pp. 1-24

Jihyung Han and Daekyun Ko

Multiscale Stochastic Models for Bitcoin: Fractional Brownian Motion and Duration-Based Approaches pp. 1-24

Arthur Rodrigues Pereira de Carvalho, Felipe Quintino, Helton Saulo, Luan C. S. M. Ozelim, Tiago A. da Fonseca and Pushpa N. Rathie

From Likes to Wallets: Exploring the Relationship Between Social Media and FinTech Usage pp. 1-29

Mindy Joseph, Congrong Ouyang and Kenneth J. White

Credit Sales and Risk Scoring: A FinTech Innovation pp. 1-29

Faten Ben Bouheni, Manish Tewari, Andrew Salamon, Payson Johnston and Kevin Hopkins

Banking Sector Transformation: Disruptions, Challenges and Opportunities pp. 1-27

William Gaviyau and Jethro Godi

Do Fintech Firms Excel in Risk Assessment for U.S. 30-Year Conforming Residential Mortgages? pp. 1-15

Zilong Liu and Hongyan Liang

Volume 4, issue 2, 2025

Automated Ledger or Fintech Analytics Platform? pp. 1-12

Andrew Kumiega

Exploring the Use of Crypto-Assets for Payments pp. 1-30

Eleni Koutrouli and Polychronis Manousopoulos

FinTech, Fractional Trading, and Order Book Dynamics: A Study of US Equities Markets pp. 1-23

Janhavi Shankar Tripathi and Erick W. Rengifo

AI-Powered Buy-Now-Pay-Later Smart Contracts in Healthcare pp. 1-18

Ângela Filipa Oliveira Gonçalves, Shafik Faruc Norali and Clemens Bechter

Business Implications and Theoretical Integration of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation pp. 1-19

Gayane Mkrtchyan and Horst Treiblmaier

Key Factors Influencing Fintech Development in ASEAN-4 Countries: A Mediation Analysis pp. 1-19

Ari Warokka, Aris Setiawan and Aina Zatil Aqmar

Machine Learning for Predicting Bank Stability: The Role of Income Diversification in European Banking pp. 1-19

Karim Farag, Loubna Ali, Noah Cheruiyot Mutai, Rabia Luqman, Ahmed Mahmoud and Nol Krasniqi

The Investment Styles and Performance of AI-Related ETFs: Analyzing the Impact of Active Management pp. 1-17

Nikoletta Poutachidou and Alexandros Koulis

Hybrid GARCH-LSTM Forecasting for Foreign Exchange Risk pp. 1-17

Elysee Nsengiyumva, Joseph K. Mung’atu and Charles Ruranga

An Assessment of Lithuania’s Financial Technology Development pp. 1-20

Laima Okunevičiūtė Neverauskienė, Irena Danilevičienė and Gileta Labašauskienė

FinTech and AI as Opportunities for a Sustainable Economy pp. 1-28

Valentina Vasile and Otilia Manta

Banking Transformation Through FinTech and the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Payments pp. 1-28

Otilia Manta, Valentina Vasile and Elena Rusu

Do Fintech Lenders Align Pricing with Risk? Evidence from a Model-Based Assessment of Conforming Mortgages pp. 1-16

Zilong Liu and Hongyan Liang

The Role of Regulatory Sandboxes in FinTech Innovation: A Comparative Case Study of the UK, Singapore, and Hungary pp. 1-16

János Kálmán

Beyond Traditions: Swiss Banking’s Journey into Digital Assets and Blockchain pp. 1-22

Patrick Schueffel and Daniel Stuessi

Unlocking Entrepreneurship in the FinTech Era: The Role of Tax Compliance in Business Performance pp. 1-24

Konstantinos S. Skandalis and Dimitra Skandali

Option Strategies and Market Signals: Do They Add Value to Equity Portfolios? pp. 1-15

Sylvestre Blanc, Emmanuel Fragnière, Francesc Naya and Nils S. Tuchschmid

Volume 4, issue 1, 2024

Development and Experimental Evaluation of an Investment Policy Framework for Enhancing Green Finance in Qatar pp. 1-16

Ameni Boumaiza

Racial Disparities in Conforming Mortgage Lending: A Comparative Study of Fintech and Traditional Lenders Under Regulatory Oversight pp. 1-23

Zilong Liu and Hongyan Liang

Financial Overconfidence and High-Cost Borrowing: The Moderating Effect of Mobile Payments pp. 1-18

Isha Chawla and M Mokhtari

Empowering Global Supply Chains Through Blockchain-Based Platforms: New Evidence from the Coffee Industry pp. 1-30

Tommaso Agnola, Luca Ambrosini, Edoardo Beretta and Giuliano Gremlich

Crowdfunding and Energy Efficiency Contracting: Exploring New Pathways for Private Investment in Building Renovations pp. 1-21

Renan Magalhães, Federico Narracci and Jens Lowitzsch

The Contribution of Robo-Advisors as a Key Factor in Commercial Banks’ Performance After the Global Financial Crisis pp. 1-15

Félix Zogning and Pascal Turcotte

Examining the Drivers and Economic and Social Impacts of Cryptocurrency Adoption pp. 1-19

Yongsheng Guo, Ezaddin Yousef and Mirza Muhammad Naseer

Blockchain for Quality: Advancing Security, Efficiency, and Transparency in Financial Systems pp. 1-19

Tomaž Kukman and Sergej Gričar

Exploring Financial Literacy in Higher Education with the Help of FinTech: A Bibliometric Analysis of Linkages to Access, Behavior, and Well-Being Through Digital Innovation pp. 1-17

Ionut Marius Croitoru, Paula-Paraschiva Dragan (spiridon), Nicoleta Daniela Ignat and Romanita Jumanca