Table A1.

Lexicons for firm FinTech index

CategorySubindexKeywords
TechnologyInformation technologyInformatization construction, Information science, IT governance, IT architecture, Online, Quick Response code, Opening, Informatization, Automation, Digitalization, Intelligent, Scene, Instant messaging, 5G, Information system, Information security, Open, Interconnect, Sharing, Virtual reality, Cyber-physical systems, FinTech, Financial Technology
Artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence, Face recognition, Real-time monitoring, Fingerprint identification, Deep learning, Wearable, Intelligence, Smart, Machine learning, Face swiping, Voiceprint, Intelligent speech, Biometric identification, Biometric authentication, Text mining, Brain-inspired computing, Image understanding, Natural language processing
Blockchain technologyBlockchain, Alliance chain, Secure multi-party computation, Distributed computation
Cloud technologyCloud computing, Cloud serving, Finance cloud, Cloud computing architecture, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Data technologyBig data, Data mining, Data stream, Data set, Information Mining, CRM
Internet technologyInternet, Cellphone, Mobile, Mobile device, Network, Remote, Electronic, API, Internet of Things, Mobile communications
BusinessBusiness (service) channelsInternet finance, Biosphere, Electronic wallet, E-finance, Online financial products, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Open system interconnection, Online supply chain, Intelligent retail, Contactless commerce, Scene finance
Gross settlementThird party payment, Mobile payment, Online payment, Net payment, Mobile phone and payment, NFC payment, Digital currency, Electronic payment, Barcode payment, Two-dimensional barcode payment, EB-class storage, Wearable payment, Senseless payment
Resource allocationInternet financing, Peer-to-peer lending, P2P lending, Crowdfunding, Internet lending, Network financing, Online investment, Equity-based crowdfunding, Investment decision aid system, Online financing, Financial inclusion, Personalized pricing, Scene financing
Financial managementConsumer finance, Online wealth management, Robot financing, Expert advisor, Intelligent advisor
Risk managementBig data credit, big data risk control
Note(s):

This table presents the lexicons used to construct the firm-level FinTech index. Keywords are based on Wu et al. (2023) and Qi et al. (2022) with minor modifications. They are grouped into two broad categories: Technology (covering IT, AI, blockchain, cloud, data, internet) and business (covering channels, settlement, resource allocation, financial management and risk management)

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