A Bibliometric Review On Block Chain Technology Applications In Financial Services

Abstract

Blockchain technology has emerged as a disruptive innovation with significant implications for the financial services industry. This bibliometric review aims to analyze the academic literature on blockchain applications in financial services, identifying key trends, influential authors, and emerging research areas.This research contributes by offering a comprehensive overview of the blockchain's journey in financial services. Following the PRISMA approach, the authors meticulously curated relevant articles from the Dimension database. Bibliographic data were then meticulously assembled and analyzed using VOSviewer 1.6.20 and Bibliometrix version 4.3.0 employed to construct various network visualization maps, including co-authorship, citation, co-citation, bibliographic coupling, and term co-occurrence. The resulting network maps provided a comprehensive overview of the scholarly landscape, highlighting influential works, collaborative networks, and thematic clusters. By conducting a systematic review and bibliometric analysis, we aim to identify research gaps, influential authors, key themes and trends, thus providing a holistic understanding of blockchain's role in the financial sector. Paper also discusses the future scope in blockchain applications in fintech applications.