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Fintech, financial development and banking efficiency: evidence from Chinese commercial banks

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  • Yixuan Li
  • Charalampos Stasinakis
  • Wee Meng Yeo
  • Filipa Da Silva Fernandes

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We investigate the impact of Financial Technology (Fintech) on the banking efficiency in China considering the impact of financial development differences in the country. Using a panel of Chinese Commercial Banks (CBs) during 2011–2020, we apply a two-stage empirical framework, combining Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) – Malmquist and double bootstrapped truncated regressions for more robust estimates. Our first-stage results show that there is variation in efficiency changes among different types of CBs. In the second stage, our findings suggest a positive relationship between Fintech development and the efficiency of Chinese CBs, while City CBs (CCBs) are more positively affected. CCBs’ efficiency appears more sensitive to Fintech development, while technology innovation largely improves the efficiency of small-size CBs. Finally, the regional financial development does play a role in the positive impact of Fintech. Our results remain robust under several robustness checks accounting for different Fintech dimensions, non-linear effects and potential endogeneity issues.

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  • Yixuan Li & Charalampos Stasinakis & Wee Meng Yeo & Filipa Da Silva Fernandes, 2025. "Fintech, financial development and banking efficiency: evidence from Chinese commercial banks," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(10), pages 1245-1295, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurjfi:v:31:y:2025:i:10:p:1245-1295
    DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2025.2468481
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