Inclusive Finance and Corporate Innovation
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 2748
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Interests: accounting; finance
Interests: energy transition and sustainable development
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the evolving landscape of global economic transformation, inclusive finance and corporate innovation stand out as key drivers of sustainable growth. Inclusive finance promotes economic participation and resilience by enabling access to finance for underrepresented groups, such as women and minority entrepreneurs, and marginalized communities. Corporate innovation, on the other hand, drives economic growth through technological advancements, process improvements, and novel business models. This Special Issue seeks to bridge these two important themes and explore their distinct and interconnected roles in advancing sustainable economic development.
We welcome high-quality theoretical and empirical contributions from diverse disciplines, including finance, economics, business studies, and policy research. This Special Issue places emphasis on studies that advance understanding in the following key areas: inclusive financial systems and financial technologies (fintech) in promoting inclusion, innovative business models addressing market disparities, the role of corporate innovation in driving sustainability, access to credit for disadvantaged communities, and gender equality in finance.
Dr. Xing Huang
Prof. Dr. Ding Li
Prof. Dr. Xiang Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- corporate innovation
- financial inclusion
- access to finance
- fintech
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Social (In)equality
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