Fintech firms and incumbent banks: competition or collaboration? : What factors impact how and why fintech firms and traditional banks decide the ext…

2019

Master's thesis Business Administration BE501 - University of Agder 2019 Introduction: The fintech sector has grown from a narrow area of interest to become a major area of interest in Norway. Fintech firms and traditional banks seem to have a symbiotic relationship,with theircomplementary strengths contributing to the success of both parties. This paper therefore studiesthefactorsthatimpact the extent of collaboration between fintech firms and traditional banks, focusing on the peer-to-peer crowdlending sector in Norway. Methods:We adoptedaqualitative research design, using multiple-casestudyanalysis.Through a purposive sampling technique, we identified and carefully selected four fintech …