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 …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a significant source of employment for
many people in developing and developed economies. However, one of the significant …

Blockchain is a disruptive, decentralized, replicable, distributed ledger technology with the
potential to change the conventional business landscape in banking and finance. This study …

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a new mechanism for entrepreneurial finance,
with parallels to initial public offerings, venture capital, and presale crowdfunding. In a …

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 …

Blockchain technology and smart contracts are catalysts for decentralization and
disintermediation. These new technologies reduce transaction costs, agency costs, and offer …

The Metaverse refers to a shared vision among technology entrepreneurs of a three-
dimensional virtual world, an embodied internet with humans and the physical world in it. As …

Sustainability orientation has a positive effect on startups' initial valuation and a negative
effect on their post-funding financial performance. All else equal, improving sustainability …

This paper posits that distinguishing security token offerings (STOs) from initial coin offerings
(ICOs) is important for the study of entrepreneurial finance. We first provide a working …

This paper examines the market for initial coin offerings (ICOs). ICOs are smart contracts
based on blockchain technology that are designed for entrepreneurs to raise external …