Towards an economic geography of FinTech

Lai, Karen P.Y.; Samers, Michael

Abstract

n this paper, we identify the ways in which the existing literature has examined financial technology (FinTech). Using the frame of the ‘FinTech Cube’, we examine how FinTech unfolds through the intersections of key actors, technologies and institutions. We demonstrate the relevance of FinTech for two areas of geographical enquiry: i) the reshaping of global production and financial networks, and ii) financial inclusion and poverty reduction in poorer countries. In doing so, we accord particular attention to the significance of FinTech for theoretical and empirical research in economic geography.

Citation

Lai, K. P., & Samers, M. (2021). Towards an economic geography of FinTech. Progress in Human Geography, 45(4), 720-739. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132520938461

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 5, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jul 8, 2020
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 8, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 23, 2020
• Journal: Progress in Human Geography
• Print ISSN: 0309-1325
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-0288
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 720-739
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132520938461
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1267038