Big data's role in expanding access to financial services in China

International Journal of Information Management

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 297-308

  Kshetri, Nir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Big data; China; Creditworthiness; Emerging economies; Information opacity; Internet of things; Shadow banking

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; COMMERCE; INTERNET OF THINGS; METADATA;

CHINA; CREDITWORTHINESS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FINANCIAL INSTITUTION; INHERENT CHARACTERISTICS; NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATIONS; SHADOW BANKING; TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES;

COSTS;

EID: 84953857304     PISSN: 02684012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.11.014     Document Type: Article

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