Digital and traditional financial inclusion: Trends and drivers

Mais Sha'Ban, Rym Ayadi, Yeganeh Forouheshfar, Sandra Challita () and Serena Sandri
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Mais Sha'Ban: JU - The University of Jordan
Rym Ayadi: City University of London
Yeganeh Forouheshfar: LEDA-DIAL - Développement, Institutions et Modialisation - LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres
Sandra Challita: EM - EMLyon Business School
Serena Sandri: GJU - German Jordanian University

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Abstract: This study examines the drivers of traditional and digital financial inclusion, emphasizing the catalytic role of digital inclusion in propelling traditional financial inclusion. Utilizing global data from 2004 to 2020, we construct two multidimensional financial inclusion indices: digital and traditional, and observe time trends. We then explore country-level determinants of traditional and digital financial inclusion with a special focus on banking system conditions. Finally, we investigate the role of digital financial inclusion in driving the traditional financial inclusion. Results show a significant improvement in financial inclusion over the period studied. The top countries for digital financial inclusion are primarily African developing nations, while high-income European countries lead in traditional inclusion. In terms of determinants, our main findings reveal that banking system conditions, mobile penetration, and urbanization significantly impact the level of digital and traditional financial inclusion. Moreover, we demonstrate that digital financial inclusion paves the way towards traditional financial inclusion in the medium term.

Keywords: Financial Inclusion; Digital financial inclusion; Index construction; Banking system conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10-10
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Published in Research in International Business and Finance, 2024, 72 (Part B), 19 p. ⟨10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102528⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102528

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