Financial System in the Digital Age: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions
A special issue of International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2025) | Viewed by 1503
Special Issue Editor
Interests: artificial intelligence; financial systems; digital transformation; quantitative methods in finance; risk management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Financial Studies is designed for financial systems in digital age questions. In the digital age, the financial system is undergoing significant transformation due to technological innovations. Digitalization offers opportunities by improving access to finance for households and companies, as well as providing new possibilities for investors. In this context, there is insufficient research to date on the impact of digitalization on intermediated finance, market finance, risk mapping, and sustainability constraints. The future of finance lies in navigating these challenges and leveraging the transformative potential of the digital era. This Special Issue aims at gathering key contributions in this field. I encourage submissions that combine theoretical and applied contributions, as for research in finance to be effective for its audience, it must strike a balance between these factors.
Topics include the following:
- Digitalization, driven by trends like big data, blockchain,;
- Improved access to financial services;
- Changing customer expectations;
- Impact from digitalization on intermediated finance (e.g., banks, fintechs);
- Impact from digitalization on market finance (e.g., stock markets);
- Algorithmic trading;
- Cashless payments;
- Geneartive AI effects on financial system;
- Risk mapping evolution;
- Cybersecurity threats;
- Sustainability considerations in finance.
Dr. Aivars Spilbergs
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- financial system
- digital transformation
- financial inclusion
- risk mapping
- generative AI
- sustainability in finance
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