Assessing the role of FinTech in entrepreneurial ecosystems at the international level

Fahimeh Khatami (), Enrico Cagno (), Luboš Smrčka () and Zoltan Rozsa ()
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Fahimeh Khatami: Bocconi University
Enrico Cagno: POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Luboš Smrčka: Prague University of Economics and Business
Zoltan Rozsa: Slovak Republic, Faculty of Social and Economic Relations

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2024, vol. 20, issue 4, No 34, 3373-3402

Abstract: Abstract The goal of the present research was to assess the role of FinTech progress in the enhancement of entrepreneurial ecosystems at the country level for ten European countries within four-time intervals of 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2021. Thus, the research plan involved an empirical approach that utilized twenty-five and six variables to create the consolidated EE and FinTech indices, respectively. The results revealed significant positive correlations between FinTech (financial and technological dimensions) and EE in all selected countries, exposing the overall effective role of the FinTech index in the EE framework during 2011–2021. This result supported two research hypotheses, revealing that high values of progress in the financial and technological dimensions of FinTech can enhance the EEs in European countries. Additionally, the results revealed the effective role of the FinTech index in the enhancement of EEs through the three enhancing EE elements of “networks”, “demand”, and “intermediate services”, supporting the third research hypothesis. According to our results, the overall status of FinTech in all European countries accelerated from 2011 to 2021. Additionally, the enhancement of the EE in European countries in recent years has transferred from formal and cultural components to technological networks and services. Hence, the technological dimension of FinTech can be defined as a driving power of economic growth in the study area and should be considered in economic programs and revisions of EE structures.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE); FinTech; Financial and technological dimensions; Correlation tests; European countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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