... impact, geographic and institutional ramifications, citation patterns and topic development. It also analyzes the research networks and their collaboration with emerging conceptual connections between the areas of financial inclusion, microfinance and digital financial technologies. Using mapping...

...Karteek Madapana; N.V.J. Rao Purpose This paper aims to make microfinance transparent, effective and secure with the help of the decentralized nature of blockchain technology. In doing so, it guarantees that microfinance enhances greater financial inclusion along with the economic empowerment...

...Ajay Pal Singh; Gagan Deep Purpose Financial inclusion is a prerequisite for inclusive development. In 2014, the Indian Government introduced the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) with a similar objective. The study aims to analyse the effectiveness of banks in the implementation of financial...

... brick-and-mortar branch, ATM also plays an important role by providing basic banking services. In India, a significant part of the population is excluded from banking access. The present study aims to investigate how the branch and ATM penetration influence financial inclusion. Design/methodology...

...Sudarshan Maity; Tarak Nath Sahu Purpose An inclusive financial system is essential to develop the country’s economy. A massive shift in financial inclusion was observed by the initiative of government to include financially excluded into the formal financial system by launching Pradhan Mantri Jan...

...Shantanu Ghosh; Tarak Nath Sahu Purpose This study aims to measure and further compare the countries in terms of the achievement in the degree of financial inclusion over the study period and between income groups considering 26 nations from Asia for the period 2013-2017. Design/methodology...