Impact of COVID-19 on digital financial inclusion in Nigeria

Stella Ngozi Okoroafor

Journal of Academic Finance, 2024, vol. 15, issue 3, 120 - 139

Abstract: Purpose: The general objective of the study is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on digital financial inclusion in Nigeria. However, the study specifically examines the extent to which COVID-19 enhance digital financial services in Imo State Nigeria; the extent to which COVID-19 increase online financial transaction in Imo State Nigeria and the extent to which COVID-19 increase digital financial transaction in the rural areas of Imo State Nigeria.Methodology: The study adopted a quantitative research methodology.Results: Findings revealed that COVID-19 enhanced digital financial service and on-line financial transaction in Imo State Nigeria, but COVID-19 did not significantly increase digital financial transaction in the rural areas of the State.Originality: This is an original manuscript, which deals with the impact of the COVID 19 crisis in a particular geopolitical region of Nigeria in Africa.

Keywords: Keywords: COVID-19; Digital Financial Inclusion; Financial Institution; Nigeria.; COVID-19; inclusion financière; inclusion financière numérique; paiements numériques; institution financière; État d'OMI; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G3 M1 N8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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