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The Evolving Research of Customer Adoption of Digital Payment: Learning from Content and Statistical Analysis of the Literature

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Sahi, Alaa Mahdi, Khalid, Haliyana, Abbas, Alhamzah F., Khatib, Saleh F.A.·2021·Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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The global spread and use of the internet and mobile phones has contributed to the development of digital payments.Despite its growth potential, until now there is a lack of research providing a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of factors affecting the use, adoption, and acceptance of digital payment methods.This study aims to address this gap by providing a comprehensive review of the related literature retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science databases.Following a systematic method, a final sample of 193 research articles was identified and analysed.The results highlight that a single theory has failed to comprehensively explain the complex nature of electronic payment adoption.The key limitation of the existing theories is their inability to consider the role of social and cultural facets in the adoption of new technology.While literature reviews are a widespread practice in business studies, there are scant reviews that use the systematic review methodology that aggregates knowledge using clearly defined processes and criteria.This is the first systematic review on electronic payment adoption, which structures the existing knowledge and provides directions for future research.

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  • Trust in the financial system positively influences the use of digital payments.

    “Empirical evidence demonstrates a relationship between trust in the financial system and the use of electronic payments, especially for other regions (Liu et al., 2019; Sahi et al., 2021).”

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    Section 3.3.1 (page not supplied) reports that trust strongly influences e-payment adoption, supporting the general relationship. It does not identify trust in the financial system specifically, and its discussion of adoption does not establish an effect on actual payment use. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Sahi, A. M., Khalid, H., Abbas, A. F., & Khatib, S. F. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Wasit (IQ)
  • University of Business and Technology (SA)
  • University of Technology Malaysia (MY)
Corresponding author
Khatib, Saleh F.A.
Venue
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-12
Volume
7
Issue
4
Pages
230
ISSN
2199-8531 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3216549391
Cited by
124
References
144
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 36 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 22
FWCI
15.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
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  • Econstor (Econstor) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence
Keywords
digital payment adoption, digital payments, technology acceptance, consumer adoption, sociocultural factors, adoption theory, mobile payment, internet adoption

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