Fintech Investment and Innovation in African Financial Services: Trends and Drivers
The article was submitted on 29 July 2026, accepted on 15 November 2026, and published on 25 December 2026.
Regulation Reports & Market Data (2026)
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SME owners unwilling to provide required bank documentation. OpenAlex (recherche mondiale) p.5
150 documents
Examining SME Owners' Willingness to Submit Personal and Business Documents as a Proxy for Trust and Creditworthiness: The Psychological Collateral Paradigm
SMEs represent about 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide.
FinTech Mergers and Acquisitions in India: Rethinking Competition and Regulatory Oversight in the Age of AI
Amazon executed a $200M acquisition of BNPL lender Axio in early 2025 to expand into Indian digital lending.
From Digital Transactions to Formal Credit: A Review of FinTech-Enabled MSME Financing in India
The study gathers primary data using a structured questionnaire administered to a sample size of 100 respondents from MSMEs.
Artificial Intelligence in Fintech and the Black Box Dilemma: Regulatory Perspectives in Azerbaijani Law
Artificial intelligence adoption in fintech enhances operational speed in credit scoring, insurance risk assessment, and fraud detection, but creates algorithmic opacity known as the black box dilemma.
Large pension funds do not invest more effectively than smaller pension funds
At year-end 2023, OECD countries held $63.1 trillion of assets earmarked for retirement, almost equal to their annual GDP.
Unified Payment Interface: Towards Greater Cyber Sovereignty
In June 2020, UPI recorded more than 1.34 billion transactions amounting to almost US$35 billion.
AI Washing as the New Corporate Misrepresentation
A textual analysis of more than 5,000 U.S. SEC filings from 2020 to 2025 indicates that AI washing may satisfy Rule 10b-5 materiality and scienter requirements when corporate representations diverge from operational reality.
Are the Hedges of Funds Green?
The sample hedge funds report an average monthly AUM of $396.773 million, a average monthly rate of return of 0.564%, and a monthly 7-factor alpha of 0.144%.
Stablecoin Development Pathways: A Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Logic and Market Landscape in China and the United States
By mid-2026, the aggregate global stablecoin market capitalization reached roughly $280 billion, with dollar-pegged instruments comprising over 92% of circulating supply.
Limited Capital? Explaining Transatlantic Divergences in Artificial Intelligence Startup Financing
In the Post-period, AI accounts for around 60% of VC investment volume in the US, compared to roughly 31% in Europe.
Financial Technology and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from East African Community Member Countries
The study investigates the impact of financial technology on financial inclusion across 8 East African Community countries over the period 2014–2023 using a panel of 80 country-year observations.
Improving the Transformation Process of Commercial Banks' Operations
Between 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2026, total banking assets in Uzbekistan grew from UZS 366.1 trillion to UZS 925.0 trillion, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 20.4 percent.
Money Laundering - The Economic Impact and Its Implications
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit received 17,345 STR/SAR reports in FY2023–24, consisting of 11,736 STRs and 5,609 SARs.
Emerging Technologies, Organizational Change, and Financial Innovation: A Multi-Country Study from the Arab Region
Primary data was gathered from 2,168 investors, fintech users, and financial professionals across seven Arab countries to evaluate regional digital transformation.
Design and Development of a Web-Based Digital Credit Service and QRIS Transaction System
The PayQRIS system achieved a System Usability Scale (SUS) score of 83.25, indicating high usability.
Strategic Analysis of Global Trade Settlement, Sanctions Enforcement, Alternative Sovereign Rails, and On-Chain Liquidity Infrastructure
Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) daily usage was reported at about $60 billion compared to about $1,800 billion a day for CHIPS, with about 80 percent of CIPS payments still using Swift messaging.
Under the Shadow of the Grey List: The Adequacy and Effectiveness of South African Beneficial Ownership Transparency
South Africa was removed from the Financial Action Task Force list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring on 24 October 2025 following statutory reforms.
Risk Return Dynamics and Portfolio Performance of Islamic Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from Post-Digital Transformation Era
The research article published in Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026) develops a theoretical risk-return framework to evaluate Islamic microfinance institutions in the post-digital transformation era.
Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Sector of the Global Economy: Implementation Directions and Financial Stability Risks
According to international surveys by the Bank for International Settlements, about 70% of financial sector companies use AI for cash flow forecasting and risk assessment.
Productive Finance for the Belt and Road Initiative: Reexamining China’s Debt Sustainability Framework
China committed over $1.3 trillion in development finance to the Global South between 2000 and 2021.
Electronic Money: Expected Changes in the Economy, Banking System, and Daily Life in Uzbekistan by 2030
At the beginning of 2026, the registry of electronic money systems of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan contained 12 registered systems.
Efficiency without Compulsion: Economic Trade-offs in the Transition to a Cashless Society
The document establishes a distinction between voluntary payment digitalisation and forced cashlessness, evaluating welfare trade-offs across financial inclusion, privacy, and system resilience.
Stablecoin Depegging, Financial Intermediary Balance Sheet Constraints, and Liquidity in the U.S. Traditional Money Market
By end-2025, the global stablecoin market grew from approximately $25 billion in 2020 to over $300 billion.
Digital Business Ecosystem Vulnerability in Africa: A Multi-Method Analysis of Economic Scale and Cyber-Loss Exposure
Internet penetration in Africa rose from 28% in 2019 to over 44% in 2024, while mobile money users surpassed 700 million.
A Non-Compensatory Multimetric Framework for Technology Assessment in Regulated Environments
The Non-Compensatory Multimetric Framework (NCMF) is validated on 2 real technology initiatives of a leading insurance group [p.1].
Regulatory Reforms in Nigeria's Bureau De Change Sector and Exchange Rate Stability: Assessing the Role of the Central Bank of Nigeria
In March 2024, the Central Bank of Nigeria launched a major regulatory overhaul in the Bureau De Change sector, revoking the licenses of over 4000 BDC operators to curb financial malfeasance.
A Systematic Literature Review on Impacts of Financial Inclusion and Digital Banking on Economic Growth: The Mediating Role of Financial Institutions
An initial literature search across scholarly databases yielded 150 articles at the first stage.
Knowledge gaps, behaviour parity: gender differences in financial literacy in Europe
The report analyzes gender gaps in financial knowledge and behaviour across 20 EU Member States using 2022 OECD/INFE survey data.
Beyond Account Ownership: Financial Inclusion, Digital Banking Use and Inclusive Development in Jalgaon District, Maharashtra
The source material reports a dataset of 540 observations across Jalgaon district.