Brazil’s
fintech industry,
in focus.

Financial Inclusion Challenges

24.1% of this theme group

Researchers discuss obstacles to broadening access to financial services through fintech innovations.

FinTech (679) · Financial services (885) · Financial inclusion (269) · Financial innovation (90)

Enriching Financial Inclusion through Fintech

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE BANKING SYSTEM: PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN FINTECH COMPANIES AND BANKS

Payment System Limitations

22.7% of this theme group

Papers highlight cost, security, and regulatory issues hindering electronic payment adoption.

Payment (1,251) · Payment system (509) · Payment service provider (217) · Settlement (86)

Better than Cash, but Beware the Costs: Electronic Payments Systems and Financial Inclusion in Developing Economies

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Mobile Payment Adoption Barriers

19.1% of this theme group

Studies examine factors that affect user acceptance and usage of mobile banking and payment services.

Mobile payment (869) · Mobile banking (220) · Mobile business development (111) · Mobile phone (135)

User Acceptance Testing of Mobile Payment in Various Scenarios

Exploring Determinants Influencing the Intention to Use Mobile Payment Service

Credit Card Fraud Concerns

11.5% of this theme group

Works focus on detecting and mitigating fraudulent activities in credit card transactions.

Credit card fraud (107) · Credit card (118) · Financial fraud (43) · Computer security (107)

Machine Learning for Credit Card Fraud Detection

Credit Card Fraud Detection and Analysis

Algorithmic Trading Risks

9.8% of this theme group

Research addresses market impact, regulatory gaps, and potential abuses in high‑frequency trading.

Algorithmic trading (222) · High-frequency trading (148) · Alternative trading system (140) · Insider trading (79)

High-Frequency Trading and Its Impact on Markets

High-Frequency Trading: A Regulatory Strategy

Portfolio Optimization Issues

6.7% of this theme group

Authors explore difficulties in constructing efficient portfolios under modern and post‑modern theories.

Portfolio (386) · Portfolio optimization (163) · Modern portfolio theory (70) · Post-modern portfolio theory (46)

Machine Learning Optimization Algorithms & Portfolio Allocation

Portfolio Optimization: New Challenges and Perspectives

Money‑Laundering Compliance

6.0% of this theme group

Papers investigate regulatory and data‑privacy challenges in preventing illicit financial flows.

Money laundering (320) · Terrorism (65) · Accounting (54) · Compliance (44)

National and international anti-money laundering law : developing the architecture of criminal justice, regulation and data protection

Balancing anti-money laundering measures and financial inclusion

Fintech Inclusion Trade‑offs

20.2% of this theme group

Scholars caution that expanding access may create stability and oversight challenges.

FinTech (412) · Financial services (449) · Financial inclusion (227) · Financial innovation (65)

The Role of Fintech Technology in Improving Financial Inclusion and Financial System Stability

Advancing Financial Inclusion through FinTech: A Regulatory Insight into Emerging Industry Practices

High‑Frequency Trading Oversight

15.5% of this theme group

Analyses critique current regulations and market‑quality effects of rapid algorithmic trading.

Algorithmic trading (254) · High-frequency trading (153) · Alternative trading system (102) · Trading strategy (117)

High Frequency Trading and Its Impact on Market Quality

Implementing High Frequency Trading Regulation: A Critical Analysis of Current Reforms

Payment System Policy Shifts

15.1% of this theme group

Research warns of unintended consequences when redesigning payment reimbursement structures.

Payment (536) · Payment system (180) · Reimbursement (36) · Prospective payment system (34)

Hospital response to a new case-based payment system in China: the patient selection effect

Payments transition in India – consumer preferences and policy shifts

Portfolio Model Risk

13.9% of this theme group

Studies highlight statistical and econometric uncertainties in advanced portfolio optimization methods.

Portfolio (494) · Portfolio optimization (203) · Diversification (105) · Econometrics (109)

Model Risk in Portfolio Optimization

Optimization of portfolio management based on vector autoregression models and multivariate volatility models

Mobile Money User Experience

13.3% of this theme group

Works stress the need for better design and trust to achieve inclusive mobile financial services.

Mobile payment (380) · Mobile banking (81) · Payment (228) · Mobile phone (39)

Mobile Money for Financial Inclusion

Understanding user experience of mobile money services in emerging markets

Financial Fraud Detection Limits

13.2% of this theme group

Reviews point out gaps and biases in current machine‑learning approaches to fraud identification.

Accounting (63) · Money laundering (78) · Audit (50) · Credit card fraud (26)

A Review on Financial Fraud Detection using AI and Machine Learning

Use of Machine Learning in Financial Fraud Detection: A Review

Digital Currency Security

8.8% of this theme group

Papers assess cybersecurity and stability risks associated with blockchain‑based payment ecosystems.

Digital currency (124) · Blockchain (71) · Cryptocurrency (95) · Currency (78)

Cybersecurity and Blockchain for Secure Financial Transactions: Evaluating, Implementing, and Mitigating Risks of Digital Payments

Public Payment Systems in the Digital Era: Responding to the Financial Stability and Security-related Risks of Cryptocurrencies

Advanced Portfolio Optimization

28.3% of this theme group

Research proposes new mathematical models to improve multi‑objective portfolio construction.

Portfolio (1,578) · Portfolio optimization (936) · Mathematical optimization (268) · Modern portfolio theory (157)

Application of portfolio optimization

The research on portfolio optimization model and strategy for multiple objectives

Machine‑Learning Fraud Detection

17.8% of this theme group

Studies demonstrate promising results for AI techniques in identifying credit‑card fraud.

Credit card fraud (265) · Credit card (252) · Financial fraud (77) · Computer security (173)

Credit Card Fraud Detection using Machine Learning Algorithms

Analyzing Credit Card Fraud Detection based on Machine Learning Models

Fintech for Financial Literacy

13.0% of this theme group

Works explore how technology can boost inclusion and improve consumer understanding of finance.

FinTech (338) · Financial services (366) · Financial inclusion (210) · Financial literacy (128)

ROLE OF FINTECH IN FINANCIAL INCLUSION

The Role of Financial Technology (FinTech) in Advancing Financial Inclusion and Equity.

Blockchain Payment Solutions

12.6% of this theme group

Papers present secure, decentralized architectures for next‑generation digital payment systems.

Payment (623) · Payment system (247) · Database transaction (146) · Payment service provider (64)

Blockchain Based Architecture and Solution for Secure Digital Payment System

Measuring payment system development

Mobile Payment Value‑Added Services

12.1% of this theme group

Research investigates additional features that increase consumer willingness to adopt mobile payments.

Mobile payment (555) · Payment (363) · Mobile banking (87) · Mobile device (52)

Value Added Services and Adoption of Mobile Payments

Exploring Transaction Security on Consumers’ Willingness to Use Mobile Payment by Using the Technology Acceptance Model

Algorithmic Trading Forecasting

11.0% of this theme group

Studies apply sophisticated AI methods to enhance trading strategy performance and market prediction.

Algorithmic trading (282) · Trading strategy (267) · High-frequency trading (109) · Pairs trade (68)

Algorithmic Trading and Financial Forecasting Using Advanced Artificial Intelligence Methodologies

Foreign exchange trading

Credit Scoring Innovations

5.3% of this theme group

Works develop machine‑learning models to better assess borrower risk and default probabilities.

Credit risk (96) · Loan (65) · Credit score (19) · Probability of default (13)

Application Analysis of Credit Scoring of Financial Institutions Based on Machine Learning Model

Development Of Credit Scoring Model For Borrowers Using Machine Learning Techniques

Sao Paulo

61.3% across the displayed hubs

45 companies hiring · $7.9B disclosed funding

Rio De Janeiro

8.7% across the displayed hubs

3 companies hiring · $112.3M disclosed funding

Curitiba

6.6% across the displayed hubs

3 companies hiring · $503.5M disclosed funding

Barueri

5.8% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $2.4B disclosed funding

Belo Horizonte

5.2% across the displayed hubs

5 companies hiring · $177.2M disclosed funding

São Paulo

5.1% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $125.0K disclosed funding

Porto Alegre

4.1% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $592.1M disclosed funding

Florianopolis

3.2% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $48.9M disclosed funding