Exploring the Research Fronts of Fintech: A Scientometric Analysis
- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.200306.002How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- fintech, financial services, bibliographic coupling, regtech, inclusive finance, green finance
- Abstract
Financial technology (fintech), or digital innovations in the financial sector, is expected to enhance access to financial services and promote innovations for more inclusive and sustainable futures. To provide an up-to-date discussion on FinTech, the paper aims to map out the main countries, publications, institutions, and topics of the related research based on the Web of Science (WoS) database. The findings based on the 494 articles show that publications have experienced rapid growth since 2015 and that fintech research has involved several disciplines, such as e-commerce, finance, sustainability studies, information management, economics, business, organization law, etc. Also, several U.S., Chinese, U.K., and Australian institutions have been shown to be prominent in hosting such interdisciplinary work. In addition, five main research clusters include (a) digitization- or even ecosystem-based innovations, (b) internet finance and its regulation, (c) cryptocurrencies and blockchains, (d) financial inclusion and trust, and (e) AI and regulation technologies (or regtech). By showing the research fronts of fintech, the scientometric analysis also highlights the research gap at the intersections of green finance and smart finance.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Zhichao Xu AU - Han-Teng Liao AU - Chung-Lien Pan AU - Wenjun Mo PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/11 TI - Exploring the Research Fronts of Fintech: A Scientometric Analysis BT - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Financial Innovation and Economic Development (ICFIED 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 5 EP - 11 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.200306.002 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.200306.002 ID - Xu2020 ER -