Abstract
This study examines the impact of mobile money services on business performance by comparing the performance between businesses that use and do not use mobile money. The analysis empirically draws on cross-sectional data of 1001 Kenyan businesses from the 2018 World Bank Enterprise Survey. Propensity Score Matching is used to control for selection bias and variations in business characteristics. The results reveal that businesses that use mobile money services are more likely to be innovative in products and processes than non-users. However, they perform as well as businesses that do not use mobile money. The results also show that differences in business-specific characteristics such as business size, sector, location, and business obstacles significantly influence the adoption of mobile money by Kenyan businesses. Therefore, these results highlight the importance of mobile money services for Kenyan businesses with effective digital tools and support. Policy recommendations to enhance the financial mobile ecosystem and financial inclusion are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | (In-Press) |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
| Volume | (In-Press) |
| Early online date | 16 Feb 2024 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 Feb 2024 |
Bibliographical note
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The paper was supported by 2022-23 School Research Fund (SRF), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Keele University.Keywords
- mobile money
- FinTech
- business performance
- empirical analysis
- Kenya
