FinTech innovation in the digitalization era: a bibliometric literature review

Purpose – This study objective is to understand the development of financial technology innovation (otherwise known as FinTech) by focusing on its growth globally. Further, this study aims to locate research gaps in the field and expose current trends and difficulties that could be explored in the future. Design/methodology/approach – This study analysed 6, 890 research articles that were obtained from the Scopus database from 2008 to 2024. Bibliometric analysis and content analysis were performed through Excel, R Studio and VOS viewer software to obtain the outcomes. Findings – The results of this study demonstrated that China is the most country relevant to this topic, Bina Nusantara University is the most relevant affiliation and the Resources Policy journal is the most relevant journal. Originality/value – The novelty of this study lies in its bibliometric analysis and comprehensive review of publications related to FinTech innovation adoption in the digitalisation era.