Sampat, Brinda, Mogaji, Emmanuel ORCID: 0000-0003-0544-4842 and Nguyen, Phong Nguyen (2023) The dark side of FinTech in financial services: a qualitative enquiry into FinTech developers’ perspective. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 42 (1). pp. 38-65. ISSN 0265-2323 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/ijbm-07-2022-0328)

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Abstract

Purpose: FinTech offers numerous prospects for significant enhancements and fundamental changes in financial services. However, along with the myriad of benefits, it also has the potential to induce risks to individuals, organisations and society. This study focuses on understanding FinTech developers’ perspective of the dark side of FinTech. Design/methodology/approach: This study conducted semi-structured interviews with 23 Nigerian FinTech developers using an exploratory, inductive methodology The data were transcribed and then thematically analysed using NVivo.
Findings: Three themes – customer vulnerability, technical inability and regulatory irresponsibility – arose from the thematic analysis. The poor existing technological infrastructure, data management challenges, limited access to data, and smartphone adoption pose challenges to a speedy integration of FinTech in the country, making customers vulnerable. The lack of privacy control leads to ethical issues. The lack of skilled developers and the brain drain of good developers present additional obstacles to the development of FinTech in Nigeria. Research limitations/implications (limit 100 words) FinTech operation in a developing country differs from that in developed countries with better technological infrastructure and institutional acceptance. This study recognizes that basic banking operations through FinTech are still not well adopted, necessitating the need to be more open-minded about the global practicalities of FinTech. Practical implications (limit 100 words) FinTech managers, banks and policymakers can ethically collect consumer data that can help influence customer credit decisions, product development and recommendations using the mobile app and transaction history. There should be strict penalties on FinTech for selling customers' data, sending unsolicited messages or gaining unnecessary access to the customer's contact list. FinTech can offer to educate consumers about their financial management skills.
Originality/value: Whereas other studies have focused on the positive aspects of FinTech to understand client perceptions, this study offers new insights into the dark side of FinTech by analysing the viewpoints of FinTech developers. Furthermore, the study is based in Nigeria, an emerging economy adopting FinTech, adding a new dimension to the body of knowledge.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	** Article version: AM ** From Emerald via Jisc Publications Router ** History: received 28-07-2022; rev-recd 27-02-2023; accepted 02-05-2023. ** Licence for AM version of this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Uncontrolled Keywords:	qualitative study; dark side; FinTech; banking; financial service; FinTech developers
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business
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SWORD Depositor:	Publications Router
Last Modified:	17 May 2024 14:07
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/43389

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