Role of Fintech Companies in Increasing Financial Inclusion

Authors

  • Reena Agrawal   Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow

Keywords:

Financial Inclusion, Fintech Company, Developing Nations, Economic Growth.

Abstract

Fintech companies have transformed the financial service sector. Fintech companies have proved to be valuable along with the existing conventional structure and are possibly playing a vital role in promoting financial inclusion. Yet, there is inadequate consideration about the role of fintech companies in enhancing financial inclusion. Hence this paper had been taken up to address how fintech companies contribute in enhancing financial inclusion. This is an exploratory study. The findings of this study shows how fintech companies have acted as innovators and capitalized on the technology to augment the accessibility of financial products and services to the people living at the grass root level and thus enhanced the financial inclusion in all the nations specially the developing nations.

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Published

2022-06-01

How to Cite

Agrawal, R. (2022). Role of Fintech Companies in Increasing Financial Inclusion. Journal of Applied Management- Jidnyasa, 14(1), 24–36. Retrieved from http://simsjam.net/index.php/Jidnyasa/article/view/170979

Issue

Volume 14, Issue 1, January-June 2022

Section

Research Papers

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