Published Online:October 2024
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Accounting Research & Audit Practices
Product Type:Article
Product Code:IJARAP211024
Author Name:Hiranya Dissanayake and Niluka Rajakaruna
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Subject/Domain:Finance
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Pages:455-474
This study presents a comprehensive review of the existing literature on financial technology (fintech) and delineates the present landscape of publications in this domain. The analysis consists of 1,487 documents, collected from the Web of Science database from 1996 to 2023, and seeks to pinpoint the influential agents such as countries, organizations, journals, authors, and publications that have wielded the greatest impact on the evolution of fintech research. The study employs trend analysis, Bradford’s Law, Lotka’s Law, corresponding author analysis, country analysis, keyword analysis and thematic maps using Biblioshiny software. The bibliometric analysis reveals a consistent upward trajectory in annual publications, showcasing a yearly noteworthy growth rate of 25.36%. Lotka’s Law highlights the significant impact of a smaller group of authors on the overall scholarly output. Notably, the corresponding author analysis underscores China as a prominent academic hub, contributing 254 papers, and the US as a research powerhouse, boasting 780 publications and a substantial total citation count of 5,508. The findings suggest that fintech is a dynamic and vibrant field with considerable potential for ongoing scientific advancement.
Fintech encompasses the innovative use of technology to transform and optimize financial services (Yermack, 2013; and Arner et al., 2016). There is no standard definition of fintech. Fintech, denoting the use of computers and associated digital technologies in financial services, is undergoing a significant redefinition.