Commercial Banking and FinTech in Emerging Economies
A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Banking and Finance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2017
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Banks and financial intermediaries generally play a crucial role in emerging economies by facilitating efficient resource allocation, reducing financing costs, savings, and mitigating the impact of random shocks on capital investment, thus successfully addressing market imperfections and information asymmetry.
The impact of blockchain technologies on banking in emerging economies has recently become more important and topical than ever. Emerging financial technologies (FinTech), blockchain technologies, and financial innovations are consistently improving the efficiency and accessibility of financial services and systems throughout the globe and are poised to significantly impact banking in emerging countries. These developments are transforming the global financial landscape, potentially diminishing the traditional intermediary role of banks but also presenting opportunities for emerging market banks to reach underbanked populations.
This Special Issue will feature original research papers on all banking roles in emerging countries, including the challenges brought about by blockchain technology and FinTech. Therefore, high-quality articles that introduce new theoretical and applicable notions in banking and blockchain technology (in both the developed and developing world), alongside related topics, are highly encouraged. Submitted articles should be written in non-technical language so that people outside related disciplines may understand them.
Dr. Katerina Fotova Čiković
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- banking industry
- blockchain technology
- FinTech
- financial innovations
- financial markets in emerging economies
- risk management
- econometric models for performance assessment
- mathematical models for efficiency evaluation
- bitcoin
- financial intermediaries
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