Strategic Contributions of FinTech Professionals to Risk Management and Nation-Building

Abstract

The expertise of FinTech professionals is critical to every nation’s wellbeing, risk and financial management, technology leadership, and nation-building. This study aims to explore the crucial role played by the FinTech professional in risk management and nation-building. The study is rooted in three theories of strategic management and integrated functionality, which offer valuable insights into the functional connectivity between finance and technology sectors, economy and management, and the FinTech professional and other professionals in collaborative risk management and nation-building. Data are obtained from survey questionnaires, observation, and selected library and internet materials. Mixed methods alongside its associated techniques, content and thematic analyses, systematic review, and interpretative tools are employed. The analysis shows that the FinTech professional expertly and diversely contributes significantly to risk management and nation-building by playing strategic roles in various spheres. The study concludes that the FinTech professional is a strategic risk manager, leader, builder and an agent of change in society. It recommends that this unique professional should be consistently consulted, partnered with, and involved in all public activities of every society and organisation.