Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric Analysis

Open banking (OB) refers to financial institutions opening their data and services to external parties via application programming interfaces (APIs), a practice that has been increasingly adopted globally since its 2018 regulatory inception in the United Kingdom. Despite its growth, there is still a...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Niankara, Hassan Ismail Hassan, Rachidatou I. Traoret, Abu Reza Mohammad Islam
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/hbe2/9352257
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author Ibrahim Niankara
Hassan Ismail Hassan
Rachidatou I. Traoret
Abu Reza Mohammad Islam
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description Open banking (OB) refers to financial institutions opening their data and services to external parties via application programming interfaces (APIs), a practice that has been increasingly adopted globally since its 2018 regulatory inception in the United Kingdom. Despite its growth, there is still a lack of academic studies examining its impact on consumer financial behaviors on a global scale. This study addresses this gap by exploring OB’s influence on consumers’ formal saving and digital remittance behaviors worldwide. Using a mixed methods design, we combine bibliometric analysis and geospatial econometric modeling on Scopus OB bibliographic data and consumer financial preferences data from 2021 to 2022 across 139 countries. While the bibliometric results highlight the need for more international collaborations in OB research that reflect the ongoing collaborations in its implementation around the world, the econometric findings reveal significantly positive benefits for consumers globally, increasing the likelihood of formal saving and digital remittance. Specifically, consumers in countries with Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)–regulated initiatives, market-driven initiatives, and other non-PSD2 initiatives show higher marginal utilities (MUs) from digital remittance (39.1%–56.7%) compared to those in countries without OB initiatives. Additionally, consumers in PSD2 and market-driven countries exhibit higher MUs from formal saving by 61.8% and 37%, respectively, compared to those without OB initiatives. Overall, in addition to the implications for global open innovation, the paper provides reasonable evidence, supporting OB implementation to achieve several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the associated benefits to consumers’ worldwide.
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spelling doaj-art-894f7655659c4db89e94e1ecc7f92c382025-01-31T00:00:03ZengWileyHuman Behavior and Emerging Technologies2578-18632025-01-01202510.1155/hbe2/9352257Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric AnalysisIbrahim Niankara0Hassan Ismail Hassan1Rachidatou I. Traoret2Abu Reza Mohammad Islam3College of BusinessDepartment of Finance & BankingDepartment of Statistics & Business AnalyticsBRAC Business SchoolOpen banking (OB) refers to financial institutions opening their data and services to external parties via application programming interfaces (APIs), a practice that has been increasingly adopted globally since its 2018 regulatory inception in the United Kingdom. Despite its growth, there is still a lack of academic studies examining its impact on consumer financial behaviors on a global scale. This study addresses this gap by exploring OB’s influence on consumers’ formal saving and digital remittance behaviors worldwide. Using a mixed methods design, we combine bibliometric analysis and geospatial econometric modeling on Scopus OB bibliographic data and consumer financial preferences data from 2021 to 2022 across 139 countries. While the bibliometric results highlight the need for more international collaborations in OB research that reflect the ongoing collaborations in its implementation around the world, the econometric findings reveal significantly positive benefits for consumers globally, increasing the likelihood of formal saving and digital remittance. Specifically, consumers in countries with Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)–regulated initiatives, market-driven initiatives, and other non-PSD2 initiatives show higher marginal utilities (MUs) from digital remittance (39.1%–56.7%) compared to those in countries without OB initiatives. Additionally, consumers in PSD2 and market-driven countries exhibit higher MUs from formal saving by 61.8% and 37%, respectively, compared to those without OB initiatives. Overall, in addition to the implications for global open innovation, the paper provides reasonable evidence, supporting OB implementation to achieve several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the associated benefits to consumers’ worldwide.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/hbe2/9352257
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title Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric Analysis
title_full Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric Analysis
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title_short Consumer Savings and Digital Remittance in Open Banking: Insights From Bibliometric and Geospatial Econometric Analysis
title_sort consumer savings and digital remittance in open banking insights from bibliometric and geospatial econometric analysis
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