Impact of Financial Technologies on the Banking Sector

Abstract

This article considers the impact of new financial technologies on the banking sector. The research is based on Russian and foreign documents together with the opinions of authoritative experts, which is used to identify the risks that financial technologies bear for banks. Financial technologies are developing at a rapid pace and market participants need to adapt to them, so identification of risks that accompany them is an urgent problem for the banking sector and the economy as a whole.


Keywords: financial technologies (finteh), risks, banking sector

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