Global Business and Finance Review | 2026
Authors: Vu T.T.H.; Xuan L.N.; Nguyen T.T.; Nguyen T.M.P.
DOI: 10.17549/gbfr.2026.31.2.207
Journal: Global Business and Finance Review
Year: 2026
Publisher: People and Global Business Association
Document Type: Article
Open Access: All Open Access; Gold Open Access
Cited by: 0
Purpose: This research enhances the topic of decision sciences by offering a bibliometric, data-informed method to examine the intellectual landscape of financial technology studies over the past ten years. Design/methodology/approach: This study conducted an in-depth examination of various publication attributes using data from the Scopus database. It evaluates the research productivity, influence, and performance of countries, academic journals, individual scholars, institutions, and co-citation networks. A co-keyword analysis was also employed to investigate the interrelationships among research themes, shifts in theoretical perspectives, and emerging interdisciplinary trends. Findings: The analysis reveals a steady annual growth in publications, with the United States, the United Kingdom, and China leading financial technology research. Furthermore, the study highlights five key thematic areas within the domain: (1) digital finance and green innovation, (2) fintech and environmental sustainability, (3) regulatory advancements in digital finance, (4) blockchain, trust, and the digital investment ecosystem, and (5) decentralized finance, including peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding. Research limitations/implications: This study is limited by its choice of only the Scopus database and the absence of a complementary systematic review. However, the authors remain confident that the results effectively reflect the intellectual structure of financial technology research, given the rigorous criteria for analysis. Originality/value: The new topic groups show the study's unique findings about digital finance, green innovation, environmental sustainability, regulatory sandbox, blockchain, trust, and decentralized finance. © The Author(s).
Bibliometric Analysis; Co-citation Analysis; Co-occurrence; Digital Finance; Financial Technology; FinTech