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FinTech and Customer Capital

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  • Bianca He

    (University of Chicago)

  • Lauren Mostrom

    (University of Chicago)

  • Amir Sufi

    (University of Chicago – Booth School of Business and NBER)

Abstract

Financial Technology (“FinTech†) firms invest significantly more in customer capital relative to traditional financial firms, and such investment builds valuable customer capital. Higher investment by FinTech firms is not accounted for by sectoral focus or differences in firm age. Reasons for higher customer capital investment are explored, including the need to build trust with customers, the focus on downstream segments of the financial marketplace, the operation of platform-based business models, and a heavier reliance on valuable customer data.

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  • Bianca He & Lauren Mostrom & Amir Sufi, 2026. "FinTech and Customer Capital," Working Papers 2026-14, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:bfi:wpaper:2026-14
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • M3 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising

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