Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economies

Most of the challenges to sustainable development are interconnected and systemic in nature, which makes achieving this goal particularly challenging. Research on these barriers and their solutions revealed that neither technological nor social innovation hinders the adoption of this development mo...

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Main Authors: Manoj Kumar, Nasser Al Muraqab, Prashanth Bshivanna, Immanuel Azaad Moonesar, Udo Christian Braendle, Ananth Rao
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Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/22273
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description Most of the challenges to sustainable development are interconnected and systemic in nature, which makes achieving this goal particularly challenging. Research on these barriers and their solutions revealed that neither technological nor social innovation hinders the adoption of this development model. The main reason lies in the specific mechanisms for overcoming inertia, resistance to change, path dependency, and entering a new trajectory. One of the key spaces where the widest circles of the population are in close contact with new technologies is the financial sector. Fintech has significant potential to overcome these limitations, change behavioral patterns, reduce path dependence, and launch development on a new trajectory. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of these processes using the example of the expanded BRICS countries. It compares heterogeneous socioeconomic landscapes and assesses the readiness of the countries in question to master more complex development models, using digital banking as an example. The study identifies the blocking factors and suggests ways to overcome them. An interdisciplinary synthesis of the theories of narrative persuasion, evolutionary governance, and path dependence provides a new understanding of the interaction of financial systems, governance structures, and social behavior, upon which financial inclusiveness depends as a cornerstone for achieving balanced economic growth.   Appendices
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spelling doaj-art-9e55a472fbd0401aa4bb7dca26394e9e2025-08-20T02:08:43ZengNational Research University Higher School of EconomicsForesight and STI Governance2500-25972025-03-0119110.17323/fstig.2025.22273Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economiesManoj Kumar0Nasser Al Muraqab1Prashanth Bshivanna2Immanuel Azaad Moonesar3Udo Christian Braendle4Ananth Rao5Nitte Meenakshi Institute of TechnologyUniversity of DubaiNitte Meenakshi Institute of TechnologyMohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (UAE) and International Vaccine Institute Seoul (South Korea)IMC Krems University of Applied SciencesUniversity of Dubai; Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government Most of the challenges to sustainable development are interconnected and systemic in nature, which makes achieving this goal particularly challenging. Research on these barriers and their solutions revealed that neither technological nor social innovation hinders the adoption of this development model. The main reason lies in the specific mechanisms for overcoming inertia, resistance to change, path dependency, and entering a new trajectory. One of the key spaces where the widest circles of the population are in close contact with new technologies is the financial sector. Fintech has significant potential to overcome these limitations, change behavioral patterns, reduce path dependence, and launch development on a new trajectory. The article provides a comprehensive analysis of these processes using the example of the expanded BRICS countries. It compares heterogeneous socioeconomic landscapes and assesses the readiness of the countries in question to master more complex development models, using digital banking as an example. The study identifies the blocking factors and suggests ways to overcome them. An interdisciplinary synthesis of the theories of narrative persuasion, evolutionary governance, and path dependence provides a new understanding of the interaction of financial systems, governance structures, and social behavior, upon which financial inclusiveness depends as a cornerstone for achieving balanced economic growth.   Appendices https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/22273openness to changefinancial inclusiondigital financial technologiesBRICS countriessustainable development goalspath dependence
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Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economies
Foresight and STI Governance
openness to change
financial inclusion
digital financial technologies
BRICS countries
sustainable development goals
path dependence
title Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economies
title_full Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economies
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title_short Evaluation of Financial Inclusion and Financial Well-Being in expanded BRICS economies
title_sort evaluation of financial inclusion and financial well being in expanded brics economies
topic openness to change
financial inclusion
digital financial technologies
BRICS countries
sustainable development goals
path dependence
url https://foresight-journal.hse.ru/article/view/22273
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