FinTech for a sustainable future : Bridging financial inclusion and economic progress
*K. BalajiCorresponding authordrkbalajimba@gmail.comDepartment of Business and ManagementSchool of Business and ManagementChrist UniversityBengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India0000-0002-3065-3294View full profile → , D. Sudarsana Murthyprofdsudarsanamurthy@gmail.comDepartment of ManagementSchool of Management and CommerceBarasatBrainware UniversityKolkata, West Bengal, 700125, India0000-0002-3970-0878View full profile → , Sathyanarayana Gardasusathyanarayana.g@presidencyuniversity.inSchool of Commerce & EconomicsPresidency UniversityBengaluru, Karnataka, India0000-0003-3156-360XView full profile → , P. Seshagiri Raodr.p.seshagirirao@gmail.comDepartment of Business ManagementP. KothakotaVemu Institute of TechnologyChittoor, Andhra Pradesh, 517001, India0009-0009-3103-3984View full profile →
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- Received:
- 08 Jan 2025
- Published Online:
- 28 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JIOS-2070
- Pages:
- 2511–2520
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