This article surveys research on the effects of digitalization on access to finance. We focus
the review on access through fintech. We review the growth of three main fintech …

A rapidly expanding body of entrepreneurship literature draws on signaling theory. Yet as
the field grows, common understanding of the theory's underlying constructs has become …

In an initial coin offering (ICO), new ventures raise capital by selling tokens to a crowd of
investors. Often, this token is a cryptocurrency, a digital medium of value exchange based on …

Since decades, the financial industry has experienced a continuous evolution in service
delivery due to digitalization. This evolution is characterized by expanded connectivity and …

The mobilization of resources is a central and defining feature of entrepreneurship. As the
body of empirical research on entrepreneurial resource mobilization has grown, the …

Equity financing in entrepreneurship primarily includes venture capital, corporate venture
capital, angel investment, crowdfunding, and accelerators. We take stock of venture …

We investigate the economic and technological determinants inducing entrepreneurs to
establish ventures with the purpose of reinventing financial technology (fintech). We find that …

The landscape for entrepreneurial finance has changed strongly over the last years. Many
new players have entered the arena. This editorial introduces and describes the new …

This study draws upon the elaboration likelihood model of persuasion (ELM) to develop and
test a model of persuasive influence in crowdfunding. To test our hypothesized relationships …

This article draws on information economics to examine when signals and endorsements
obtained from multiple information sources enhance or diminish one another's effects. We …