Is Digital Financial Inclusion Unlocking Growth?
Title | Is Digital Financial Inclusion Unlocking Growth? PDF eBook |
Author | Purva Khera |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 2021-06-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1513584669 |
Digital financial services have been a key driver of financial inclusion in recent years. While there is evidence that financial inclusion through traditional services has a positive impact on economic growth, do the same results carry over for digital financial inclusion? What drives digital financial inclusion? Why does it advance more in some countries but not in others? Using new indices of financial inclusion developed in Khera et. al. (2021), this paper addresses these questions for 52 developing countries. Using cross-sectional instrument variable procedure, we find that the exogenous component of digital financial inclusion is positively associated with growth in GDP per capita during 2011-2018, which suggests that digital financial inclusion can accelerate economic growth. Fractional logit and random effects empirical estimation identifies access to infrastructure, financial and digital literacy, and quality of institutions as key drivers of digital financial inclusion. These findings are then used to help inform policy recommendations in areas related to the digitization of financial services to promote financial inclusion.
The Promise of Fintech
Title | The Promise of Fintech PDF eBook |
Author | Ms.Ratna Sahay |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 83 |
Release | 2020-07-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1513512242 |
Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in profound ways. These changes have been in motion for several years, affecting nearly all countries in the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has created new opportunities for digital financial services to accelerate and enhance financial inclusion, amid social distancing and containment measures. At the same time, the risks emerging prior to COVID-19, as digital financial services developed, are becoming even more relevant.
Digital finance and inclusion in the time of COVID-19
Title | Digital finance and inclusion in the time of COVID-19 PDF eBook |
Author | Benni, N. |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2021-01-04 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9251336237 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted digital financial inclusion trends across the world in many and complex ways. In developing and emerging contexts, this crisis also holds the potential to propel an unprecedented acceleration in the process of financial digitization and turn out to be a game-changer for digital financial inclusion. The aim of this study is to illustrate the opportunities and risks associated with the surge in uptake and use of digital financial service, providing ideas on how to leverage the paradigm changes affecting the overall approach and perspective towards digital financial services – on the part of various stakeholders – to advance financial inclusion and development. It also seeks to showcase how digital financial services have been used – in both traditional and innovative ways – to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on economies and societies, by both public and private actors.
Fintech
Title | Fintech PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 73 |
Release | 2019-06-27 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1498321860 |
The paper finds that while there are important regional and national differences, countries are broadly embracing the opportunities of fintech to boost economic growth and inclusion, while balancing risks to stability and integrity.
The Promise of Fintech
Title | The Promise of Fintech PDF eBook |
Author | Ms.Ratna Sahay |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 83 |
Release | 2020-07-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1513512242 |
Technology is changing the landscape of the financial sector, increasing access to financial services in profound ways. These changes have been in motion for several years, affecting nearly all countries in the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has created new opportunities for digital financial services to accelerate and enhance financial inclusion, amid social distancing and containment measures. At the same time, the risks emerging prior to COVID-19, as digital financial services developed, are becoming even more relevant.
Fintech, Inclusive Growth and Cyber Risks: Focus on the MENAP and CCA Regions
Title | Fintech, Inclusive Growth and Cyber Risks: Focus on the MENAP and CCA Regions PDF eBook |
Author | Ms.Inutu Lukonga |
Publisher | International Monetary Fund |
Pages | 51 |
Release | 2018-09-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1484376544 |
Financial technology (fintech) is emerging as an innovative way to achieve financial inclusion and the broader objective of inclusive growth. Thus far, fintech in the MENAP and CCA remains below potential with limited impact on financial inclusion. This paper reviews the fintech landscape in the MENAP and CCA regions, identifies the constraints to the growth of fintech and its contribution to inclusive growth and considers policy options to unlock the potential.
The Economic Growth Effects of Digital Financial Inclusion
Title | The Economic Growth Effects of Digital Financial Inclusion PDF eBook |
Author | zepu zhang |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023 |
Genre | |
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In recent years, the continuous development of digital inclusive finance has provided favorable opportunities to improve residents' consumption level and stimulate economic growth. According to the theory of financial development and deepening, this paper studies the mechanism and effect of digital financial inclusion on rural residents' consumption and economic growth. The results show that digital inclusive finance significantly promotes rural residents' consumption, and rural residents' consumption significantly promotes economic growth, that is, digital inclusive finance indirectly promotes economic growth by promoting rural residents' consumption. At the same time, digital financial inclusion can also directly promote economic growth, specifically, its breadth, depth of use, and degree of digitalization have diminished economic growth effects. When digital financial inclusion is at different levels of development, rural residents' consumption can affect economic growth nonlinearly. Therefore, we should continue to strengthen the grassroots service capacity of digital inclusive finance, reduce the entry threshold and consumption costs, optimize the service environment, and provide high-quality financial services for rural economic entities.