...Franklin Allen; Xian Gu; Julapa Jagtiani The intersection of finance and technology, known as fintech, has resulted in the dramatic growth of innovations and has changed the entire financial landscape. While fintech has a critical role to play in democratizing credit access to the unbanked and thin...

...Jerry Coakley; Aristogenis Lazos This article reviews the role and nature of equity crowdfunding (ECF) as a novel source of entrepreneurial finance for unlisted startups and ventures. It is distinctive from extant reviews in several respects. First, it views ECF as part of the fintech revolution...