Advances in Fintech and Sustainable Finance

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, “Advances in Fintech and Sustainable Finance,” aims to explore the evolving intersection between financial technology and sustainability within modern financial systems. As digital innovation continues to reshape financial services, fintech has emerged as a key enabler for promoting sustainable economic growth, enhancing financial inclusion, and improving the efficiency and transparency of financial markets.

The rapid development of technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and digital platforms is transforming traditional financial models while supporting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. At the same time, sustainable finance has become a central priority for policymakers, institutions, and investors seeking to address global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, and social inequality.

This Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive platform for high-quality research that examines how fintech innovations can support sustainable finance initiatives and reshape financial ecosystems. It also welcomes contributions exploring ethical and alternative financial systems, including Islamic finance, particularly where they intersect with technological innovation and sustainability principles. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, green finance, ESG integration, digital financial inclusion, smart contracts, decentralized finance (DeFi), regulatory challenges, and the role of technology in promoting transparency and accountability.

We welcome theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented contributions that offer novel insights and practical implications for academia, industry, and regulators.

Dr. Ammar Jreisat
Dr. Sara Al-Faihani
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. FinTech is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.