More than 50 years ago, information technology (IT) began to change society, the economy,
and industries worldwide. This change has included waves of technological disruption that …

This article systematically reviews literature at the intersection of crowdfunding and
sustainability. It analyzes the extent to which the current research foci in crowdfunding and …

Dear readers, This preface introduces the special issue on FinTech in Electronic Markets.
The issue includes a total of eight papers, which cover diverse aspects in the broad FinTech …

Bitcoin is a well-established blockchain-based cryptocurrency that has attracted a great deal
of attention from media and regulators alike. While millions of individuals invest in bitcoin …

Opportunity identification and exploitation are at the center of entrepreneurial activities
(Shane and Venkataraman 2000; Short et al. 2010; Zahra and Dess 2001). Such …

Small businesses are significant to any economy from the perspective of employment and
contribution to the national gross domestic product. Despite their significance, small …

Purpose This contribution aims to evaluate key theoretical bases that were used in previous
research, to investigate the use of crowdfunding platforms by small businesses and startups …

After the 2007–08 global financial crisis, research flourished on entrepreneurship through
digital innovation in the financial market as well as on investors' influence on digital …

Crowdfunding as an alternative source of finance to banking is the subject of numerous
research works. This research proposes the guidelines of a Decision Support System (DSS) …

Social enterprises, located between non‐profit organisations and for‐profit firms, often
struggle to acquire external funding. An increasing amount of research on the external …