Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/303897 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Citation: 
[Journal:] Cogent Economics & Finance [ISSN:] 2332-2039 [Volume:] 10 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 2157120 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 1-35
Publisher: 
Taylor & Francis, Abingdon
Abstract: 
Africa is one of the continents with the least inclusive finance. However, with increasing use of mobile phones for financial services or financial technology (Fintech), there are improved opportunities to 'bank the unbanked". Also, there is a significant increase in both the presence of foreign banks and Fintech usage. Hence, we examine the moderating role of foreign bank presence on the Fintech-inclusive finance nexus over the period, 2000-2018. The results show that foreign bank presence does not directly affect inclusive finance, but increases the link between Fintech and inclusive finance. We recommend that African countries need to provide the conducive environment improving the use of Fintech.
Subjects: 
Africa
Fintech
Foreign bank presence
Inclusive finance
Quantile regression
JEL: 
D31
D63
E44
015
043
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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