Exploring FinTech trends in Jordan: insights from the post-COVID-19 era

foresight, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 11, 2025

Purpose This study aims to investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted growth of FinTech within Jordanian context. Specifically, it examines antecedent factors influencing users’ intentions adopt and use services during this unprecedented period. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research method approach with partial least squares-structural equation modelling was used test proposed model. Findings The results structural path revealed that drivers behavioural are perceived usefulness, self-efficacy, vulnerability, subjective norms, severity, certainty resistance these explain 79.5% variance intention. Research limitations/implications identifies key for acceptance in Jordan, offering actionable insights policymakers service providers. Building user trust technology (security, effectiveness transparency) is crucial, alongside leveraging social influence (testimonials, endorsements) boosting awareness/knowledge through campaigns educational initiatives. study’s generalizability limited by its sample, drawn from three regions dominated potential users. Comparing actual perceptions, including users diverse contexts (e.g. other developing countries), could address this. In addition, using qualitative methods exploring indirect relationships (mediating/moderating) would provide richer into Jordan. Originality/value While prior explored adoption, studies conducted makes several contributions. Firstly, specifically trends post-COVID-19 era a period marked accelerated digital transformation evolving behaviours. Secondly, extends existing models adoption incorporating “perceived privacy, value, use”, addition established usefulness ease use”. expanded model provides more holistic understanding barriers Finally, empirical evidence market, valuable financial institutions seeking promote inclusion economy undergoing rapid change. focus on post-pandemic context, combined extended theoretical model, offers novel contribution literature.

Language: Английский

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The higher the better? Hedging and investment strategies in cryptocurrency markets: Insights from higher moment spillovers

International Review of Financial Analysis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 95, P. 103359 - 103359

Published: May 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Dynamic connectedness of climate risks, oil shocks, and China’s energy futures market: Time-frequency evidence from Quantile-on-Quantile regression

The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 75, P. 102263 - 102263

Published: Aug. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

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Does CEA or EUA matter for major commodity markets? Fresh evidence from the analysis of information spillovers and portfolio diversification

China Finance Review International, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: June 24, 2024

Purpose This study conducts a comparative analysis of the diversification effects China's national carbon market (CEA) and EU ETS Phase IV (EUA) within major commodity markets. Design/methodology/approach The employs TVP-VAR extension spillover index framework to scrutinize information spillovers among energy, agriculture, metal, Subsequently, explores practical applications these findings, emphasizing how investors can harness insights from refine their investment strategies. Findings First, CEA provide ample opportunities for portfolio between metal markets, desirable feature that EUA does not possess. Second, comprising exclusively energy assets often exhibits highest Sharpe ratio. Nevertheless, inclusion agricultural commodities in carbon-oriented may potentially compromise its performance. Finally, our results underscore pronounced advantage minimum portfolios; particularly those designed minimize net pairwise volatility spillover, context market. Originality/value addresses previously unexplored intersection with an emphasis on role CEA.

Language: Английский

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Risk spillover effect of the new energy market and its hedging effectiveness: New evidence from industry chain

Economic Analysis and Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 83, P. 1061 - 1079

Published: Aug. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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Dynamic Connectedness and Portfolio Strategies: Insights from Fintech, Robotics, Renewable Energy, and Green Bonds in China

Journal of Climate Finance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 100060 - 100060

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Connectedness and spillovers between African and global Islamic equities: implications for portfolio hedging and investment strategies

Cogent Economics & Finance, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Feb. 4, 2025

Despite the surge in interest of international investors African and Islamic equities as portfolio diversifiers equities, surprisingly, little attention has been paid to diversifying properties these stocks against each other. Thus, we examine spillover connectedness effects between conventional global using time-varying parameter (TVP-VAR) approach applied daily time series spanning 16/05/2013 28/02/2024. We also adopted minimum (MCoP) extract multivariate bivariate optimal weights for different combinations equities. find that transmission systemic shocks from markets are more prominent Egyptian Sharia-compliant. Furthermore, larger, non-Sharia-compliant such South Africa its closely integrated allies, namely Namibia Botswana, responsible other markets. Lastly, larger markets, Egypt, Africa, Namibia, improve hedging effectiveness optimum portfolios, whereas suitable enhancing pairwise with The investor policy implications findings further discussed.

Language: Английский

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Quantile return and volatility spillovers and drivers among energy, electricity, and cryptocurrency markets

Energy Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 108307 - 108307

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Macroeconomic variables and time-varying volatility persistence of carbon market

Applied Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Feb. 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Extreme spillovers across carbon and energy markets: A multiscale higher-order moment analysis

Energy Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 138, P. 107833 - 107833

Published: Aug. 13, 2024

Language: Английский

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