Eradicating extreme poverty remains one of the most significant and challenging sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. The latest World Bank statistics from 2018 show that extreme poverty in MENA increased from 2.6% to 5% between 2013 and 2015....

In this study, we analyze the effect of financial technology (FinTech) on a country’s ability to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that relate to ameliorating extreme poverty by 2030. The study aims at analyzing the dynamic asymmetric relationship between FinTech adoption and...