| Abstract [eng] |
66 pages, 9 charts, 4 figures, 113 references. The main purpose of this master thesis is to determine the benefits and influences of adopting blockchain-based financial technology. The master thesis consists of three main parts; the literature reviews of previous studies; the qualitative methodology is applied. Interviews of blockchain experts and questionnaire are conducted by author; and the Exploratory factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis have been applied to analyze the empirical data. In literature review part, the author has carried out research on the mechanism of blockchain and explored the blockchain based applications in financial sector, and the author has categorized the perceived benefits in the main sector in financial industry, which is banking sector. In the end, outlook of blockchain related has been raised. In methodology part, the methodology of this research is adopted by qualitative analysis model to investigate the impact of blockchain-based financial technology on the financial industry. This section provides a detailed overview of the method used in this study. In the interview component, a series of information related to the selection of the interviewees and the format and process of the interview questions are described. In empirical data analysis part, the author has examined and analyzed the data by Exploratory factor analysis and Confirmatory factor analysis through SPSS 20 and AMOS 20. And the author has analyzed and interpreted the results, In the end, the conclusions and recommendations summarize the main concepts of literature analysis as well as the results of the performed research. |
