Bìznes Inform (Nov 2021)
The Global Practice of Introduction of Financial Technologies in the Banking Sector
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to study the main trends and directions of spread of financial technologies in the banking sector of foreign countries. Analyzing the introduction and use of financial technologies among influential global markets, based on data from the financial consulting group EY Global Financial Services, which since 2015 began issuing of analytical reports every 2 years, the authors have determined an annual increase in the level of spread of these technologies in the studied countries. During 2015–2019. there was an increase in the number of countries under study – from 6 to 27, and in the number of respondents – from 10 to 27 thousand. An increase in consumer involvement in the use of new financial technologies is detected, as evidenced by the increase in the level of penetration of financial services – in 2015, the average penetration level comprises 16%, in 2017 – 33%, in 2019 – 64%. The carried out study showed that the largest share of the introduction and promotion of financial technologies among the 27 studied countries is occupied by the countries of Asia, South Africa and Latin America. As for European countries, FinTech is developing here at a slower pace compared to other countries. As for the United States, this country still has less activity in the spread of financial technologies. Analyzing the segments in which FinTech finance was most financed in 2019, upon the data provided by the consulting company EY Global Financial Services Markets, it is found that the world’s leading countries have the greatest advantage of financing in FinTech banking sector, among which the highest rate in China is 92%, and the smallest amounts of financing in FinTech are carried out in the insurance sector (compared to such sectors as banking and financial management). In Asian countries as digital technology leaders, the main area where the banking industry introduces financial technologies is blockchain with cryptocurrencies, payments and transfers, as well as investments and savings. Among the main directions of FinTech-directedness in the banking sector, the largest share in the United States is occupied by: market of capitals, blockchain with cryptocurrencies, further on payments and transfers. As for the UK, P2P payments and transfers, as well as software, occupy the leading place. Prospects for further research are to analyze the introduction of financial technologies in the activities of Ukrainian banking institutions.
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