The Impact of Digital Financial Inclusion and Bank Competition on Bank Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorChinoda, Tough
dc.contributor.authorKapingura, Forget Mingiri
dc.contributor.editorRoman, A. (ed)
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-22T09:55:02Z
dc.date.available2025-10-22T09:55:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-05
dc.description.abstractThe last few years have witnessed a rapid development in digital finance that may threaten the manner in which traditional financial services are being used. It opens up new opportunities for low-income groups and small businesses that have limited or no access to formal financial services. Thus, digital financial inclusion plays a vital role in boosting a country’s financial inclusion, fulfilling some sustainable development goals and achieving higher economic growth. This study builds on a new measure of digital financial inclusion to examine the impact of digital financial inclusion and bank competition on bank stability in Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2014 to 2020 using the two-step System Generalised Method of Moments. An index of digital financial inclusion, z-score, Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI), and non-performing loans were used as data variables. The study findings reveal that digital financial inclusion has a significant positive relationship with bank stability (z-score) and a negative relationship with non-performing loans. The study also found a significant negative effect of bank competition (HHI) on bank stability in line with the competition-fragility view. Policymakers should ensure digital financial literacy for all since it feeds into bank stability and also reduces bank insolvency. They should also find ways of enhancing bank competition which reduces non-performing loans and bank insolvency. On practical implications, the study calls for strategic measures to preserve bank stability, such as complementing digital financial inclusion with financial literacy and enhancing bank competition.
dc.identifier.citationChinoda, T., & Kapingura, F. M. (2023). The impact of digital financial inclusion and bank competition on bank stability in sub-saharan africa. Economies, 11(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies11010015
dc.identifier.issn2227-7099
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3293
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectBank Stability
dc.subjectBank Competition
dc.subjectDigital Financial Inclusion
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.titleThe Impact of Digital Financial Inclusion and Bank Competition on Bank Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeArticle
person.identifier.orcidChinoda, Tough 0000-0003-0091-6812
person.identifier.orcidKapingura, Forget Mingiri 0000-0002-5808-5612

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