Does efficiency matter in M&A of FinTech firms?

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Research in International Business and Finance Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.103027

Francesca Pampurini , Anna Grazia Quaranta , Grazia Onorato

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Abstract

The increasing presence of FinTech firms is reshaping the structure, behaviour and business models of the different players operating within the financial sector. The aim of this study is to understand whether there is any relationship between the achievement of specific efficiency levels by FinTech firms and their greater/minor involvement in M&A transactions. Since such a relationship could be in the opposite direction, the topic is important for a wide range of financial stakeholders, from individual investors to key market players and regulators. We measured efficiency via two different Stochastic Data Envelopment Analysis (SDEA) models. The results, obtained starting from a hand-collected data set made up of Italian FinTechs operating in the period 2021–2023, show that M&A transactions essentially involved firms characterised by both quite high or quite low levels of efficiency.

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金融科技公司并购的效率重要吗？

越来越多的金融科技公司正在重塑金融领域内不同参与者的结构、行为和商业模式。本研究的目的是了解金融科技公司实现特定效率水平与他们更多/较少参与并购交易之间是否存在任何关系。由于这种关系可能是相反的方向，所以这个话题对从个人投资者到主要市场参与者和监管机构的广泛金融利益相关者都很重要。我们通过两种不同的随机数据包络分析（SDEA）模型来测量效率。从2021-2023年期间运营的意大利金融科技公司手工收集的数据集开始获得的结果表明，并购交易基本上涉及效率水平相当高或相当低的公司。

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Research in International Business and Finance BUSINESS, FINANCE-

CiteScore

11.20

自引率

9.20%

发文量

240

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