2020
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.2331
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FinTech in India: An analysis on impact of telecommunication on financial inclusion

Abstract: There is an evident impact of telecommunication on financial inclusion in the case of several constructs irrespective of regional differences in India. Poor households suffer from inadequate access to financial services. Telecom plays an essential role in expanding financial services to rural areas and in helping people to improve their lives. Inclusive and holistic policies need to be promoted, which will simultaneously enhance telecommunication infrastructure and financial inclusion in India.

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“…It was only with millennials' growing importance in the workplace and as consumers that technologies such as cloud services, open‐source software, AI, mobile devices, and apps have surged (Hill, 2018). The use of technologies for services such as mobile payments has ushered in growth for the economy and increased the poorest's financial inclusion and income (Lee, Morduch, Ravindran, Shonchoy, & Zaman, 2021; Siddiqui & Siddiqui, 2020). Within these technologies, AI offers continuous innovation for the improvement and potential replacement of human tasks and activities with a wide range of applications in finance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, supply chain, logistics, and utilities (Ben‐Israel et al, 2020; Bredt, 2019; Dwivedi et al, 2019; Safdar, Banja, & Meltzer, 2020).…”
Section: Overview Of Ai In Finance and Financial Marketsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was only with millennials' growing importance in the workplace and as consumers that technologies such as cloud services, open‐source software, AI, mobile devices, and apps have surged (Hill, 2018). The use of technologies for services such as mobile payments has ushered in growth for the economy and increased the poorest's financial inclusion and income (Lee, Morduch, Ravindran, Shonchoy, & Zaman, 2021; Siddiqui & Siddiqui, 2020). Within these technologies, AI offers continuous innovation for the improvement and potential replacement of human tasks and activities with a wide range of applications in finance, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, supply chain, logistics, and utilities (Ben‐Israel et al, 2020; Bredt, 2019; Dwivedi et al, 2019; Safdar, Banja, & Meltzer, 2020).…”
Section: Overview Of Ai In Finance and Financial Marketsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, Friedline et al (2020) analyse whether Fintech help to expand access to financial services in rural areas of the U.S. However, most of this research is again oriented to emerging economies -e.g., Kohardinata et al (2020) for Indonesia; Siddiqui and Siddiqui (2020), in India.…”
Section: State Of the Artmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Moreover, Siddiqui and Siddiqui (2020) defined financial inclusion as “the process of ensuring access to financial services and timely and adequate credit where needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections and low‐income groups at an affordable cost” including savings, credit, remittance, insurance, and financial literacy apart from having a bank account. The population of emerging countries knows their own money is their most reliable form of social security to manage their financial uncertainty.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%