Title: Application of fintech in financial inclusion: a bibliometric review

Authors: S.M. Rakibul Anwar; Riduanul Mustafa; Md. Abul Kalam Azad

Addresses: Department of Business Technology and Management, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh ' Department of Business Administration, Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology, Cumilla, Bangladesh ' Department of Business Technology and Management, Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Abstract: This study examines the literature on fintech application in financial inclusion applying a citation mapping-based review technique-bibliometric analysis. The results of bibliometric review are then manually validated with content analysis. A total of 46 published documents from Scopus database are examined. Major findings from bibliometric review reveal three distinct research areas in literature: 1) generic application of fintech; 2) methodological and implication of fintech in credit scoring; 3) country performances. Future research directions are also identified.

Keywords: fintech; financial inclusion; bibliometric; financial exclusion.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOR.2023.135495

International Journal of Operational Research, 2023 Vol.48 No.4, pp.509 - 528

Received: 24 Jan 2021
Accepted: 17 Mar 2021
Published online: 15 Dec 2023 *

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