THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STRATEGIC APPROACHES ADOPTED BY THE BRAZILIAN FINTECHS TO COMPETE IN THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT INDUSTRY

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https://doi.org/10.19177/reen.v12e1201995-118

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Startups Fintechs, Electronic means of payment, FsQCA software, Comparative Qualitative Analysis.

Abstract

FinTechs are startups that adopt innovative business models to compete with established financial institutions. The study aims to identify the characteristics of the strategic approaches adopted by Brazilian FinTechs to compete in the electronic payment industry. Comparative Qualitative Analysis (QCA) and fsQCA software were used based on evidence collected from executives of financial institutions and FinTechs. The results demonstrated the relevance of three characteristics: digital technologies, agility and experimentation. Two other features, vision and emergency, were comparatively less frequent. The results are synthesized in the expression PTD+ITD+IAO+IER ? AEF.

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2020-02-22

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