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FinTech: An Innovative Green Entrepreneurship Model

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FinTech or financial technology has improved financial services through technology and innovation. These revolutionary financial companies are here to stay since they offer significant benefits to users, such as more incredible speed or lower commissions on their transactions. They are very competitive in the market, being more attractive than banks. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are starting to start a business, and FinTechs represent an excellent opportunity to start a sustainable green business over time and fast-growing. Naturally, it is not an easy task to launch a new FinTech; it requires hard work, but it has great rewards. Due to those above, it is essential to analyze its implications deeply.

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Calle-Nole, M., Alvarez-Risco, A., Contreras-Taica, A., de las Mercedes Anderson-Seminario, M., Del-Aguila-Arcentales, S. (2023). FinTech: An Innovative Green Entrepreneurship Model. In: Alvarez-Risco, A., Muthu, S.S., Del-Aguila-Arcentales, S. (eds) Footprint and Entrepreneurship. Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8895-0_11

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