Latest Research in Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

44 research papers · 2026 median publication year

Top Research Topics in Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

Highest-Cited Papers

  1. Merchant Access to Cash: Going the Extra Kilometer?
  2. FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS AND SMES
  3. When Compensatory Indices Mislead: Non‐Compensatory Two‐Stage Sorting of Financial Inclusion in Lower‐Middle‐Income Countries
  4. FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS AND SMES
  5. The Impact of Digital Finance Adoption on MSMEs in Indonesia - State of the Art
  6. Foreign Investment in India: Changing Dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), and Joint Ventures
  7. Institutional Foundations of Digital Financial Inclusion: Governance, Financial Development, and Infrastructure Legacy in 38 OECD Countries, 2000–2022
  8. Foreign Investment in India: Changing Dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), and Joint Ventures
  9. Differential Impact of Financial Access Factors on South African Small Businesses and Smallholder Farmers
  10. FinTech-driven financial inclusion and market efficiency in developing countries: Digital access, financial intermediation, developmental outcomes and institutional conditions
  11. FinTech-driven financial inclusion and market efficiency in developing countries: Digital access, financial intermediation, developmental outcomes and institutional conditions
  12. FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AS A DRIVER OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCING DEVELOPMENT AMIDST THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMY
  13. Mobile financial services and the elderly: digitally financially inclusive or exclusive? Two decades of research bridging the great grey divide
  14. External demand, profitability and uneven development in the European Union
  15. Does Aid Harm or Benefit Institutional Quality? Time Heals All Wounds
  16. BARRIERS TO FINTECH ADOPTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN BAYELSA STATE
  17. What to Expect from a Chief Restructuring Officer – and What Not
  18. BARRIERS TO FINTECH ADOPTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN BAYELSA STATE
  19. Economic Freedom, Financial Development and Inequality Dynamics
  20. THE IMPACT OF FINTECH COMPANIES ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NIGERIA.
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Microfinance and Financial Inclusion

44 papers

Top Topics (10)

Microfinance and Financial Inclusion11
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance6
International Arbitration and Investment Law2
Economic Growth and Development2
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth2
Working Capital and Financial Performance2
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency1
Financial Literacy and Behavior1
Technology Use by Older Adults1
Global trade and economics1

Top Publications (20)

1.Merchant Access to Cash: Going the Extra Kilometer?2.FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS AND SMES3.When Compensatory Indices Mislead: Non‐Compensatory Two‐Stage Sorting of Financial Inclusion in Lower‐Middle‐Income Countries4.FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN BANKS AND SMES5.The Impact of Digital Finance Adoption on MSMEs in Indonesia - State of the Art6.Foreign Investment in India: Changing Dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), and Joint Ventures7.Institutional Foundations of Digital Financial Inclusion: Governance, Financial Development, and Infrastructure Legacy in 38 OECD Countries, 2000–20228.Foreign Investment in India: Changing Dimensions of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI), and Joint Ventures9.Differential Impact of Financial Access Factors on South African Small Businesses and Smallholder Farmers10.FinTech-driven financial inclusion and market efficiency in developing countries: Digital access, financial intermediation, developmental outcomes and institutional conditions11.FinTech-driven financial inclusion and market efficiency in developing countries: Digital access, financial intermediation, developmental outcomes and institutional conditions12.FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES AS A DRIVER OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCING DEVELOPMENT AMIDST THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMY13.Mobile financial services and the elderly: digitally financially inclusive or exclusive? Two decades of research bridging the great grey divide14.External demand, profitability and uneven development in the European Union15.Does Aid Harm or Benefit Institutional Quality? Time Heals All Wounds16.BARRIERS TO FINTECH ADOPTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN BAYELSA STATE17.What to Expect from a Chief Restructuring Officer – and What Not18.BARRIERS TO FINTECH ADOPTION AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN BAYELSA STATE19.Economic Freedom, Financial Development and Inequality Dynamics20.THE IMPACT OF FINTECH COMPANIES ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN NIGERIA.
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