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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Financial Technology at Universities

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Smart Technologies for Organizations

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation ((LNISO,volume 60))

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The current wave of technology advancement has sparked a rise in the cardless and cashless society. There are limited studies on factors that influence the adoption of financial technology at universities. This study explores the factors that influence the adoption of financial technology at universities. The primary objective of the study is to explore factors that influence the adoption of financial technology at universities. A systematic literature review was used to explore the factors that influence financial technology adoption at universities. The study adopted a quantitative content analysis to explore factors that influence financial technology adoption at universities. The study used the Technology-Organizational-Environmental (TOE) framework as a lens to explore factors that influence financial technology adoption at universities. The study results revealed that technology factors are the most important factors that influence FinTech adoption at universities. The study contributes to the body of knowledge on factors that influence FinTech adoption at universities.

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  1. Department of Information Systems, University of the Western Cape, Bellville Campus, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa

    Atoofah Gierdien & Osden Jokonya

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  1. University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Cinzia Dal Zotto

  2. University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

    Afshin Omidi

  3. Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

    Georges Aoun

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Gierdien, A., Jokonya, O. (2023). Factors Affecting the Adoption of Financial Technology at Universities. In: Dal Zotto, C., Omidi, A., Aoun, G. (eds) Smart Technologies for Organizations. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24775-0_1

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