“…Although the majority of the research papers on the topic of FinTech is theoretical, rather than empiric in nature (Blach, 2011, Arner et al, 2015, Vaškelaitis, 2010, Dorfleitner et al, 2017, Puschmann, 2016, Schindler, 2016, Walker, 2017, Kalmykova et al, 2015,they provide definitions of financial technologies, define the development stages and operating models, analyze the existing regulations and the impact of technologies, and emergence of risks; however, in view of the further development of the FinTech sector, other areas have also attracted the interest of researchers (Kagan et al, 2005;DeYoung, 2005;Cyree et al, 2009;Trivedi, 2015, Tunay et al, 2015Yen, 2013, Heffernan et al, 2008Buss et al, 2017;Bratasanu, 2017;Mwaura et al, 2016;Levišauskaitė, 2004;Vargas, 2008;Gimpel, 2015;Lee et., 2017;Mansilla-Fernandez, 2017), focusing more on the level of FinTech development of the country, the impact of the sector upon the national economy, the financial sector, or the possibilities of further development of the FinTech sector. For instance, Vargas (2008) found that banks employ financial technologies to a lesser extent than FinTech companies, but their role remains important and banks are likely to increase the use of financial technologies in the future.…”