Abstract

Electronic banking, or "e-banking," has become a crucial component of the contemporary banking sector, revolutionising the way both private citizens and commercial entities conduct financial transactions. Researchers need to comprehend the changing trends in e-banking research to stay up to date and recognise new areas of inquiry. The goal of this paper is to find patterns and trends in the e-banking research literature by performing a bibliometric analysis of the literature. This research attempts to gain insights into the development of research, influential authors and institutions, emerging topics, and collaboration patterns by analysing citation networks, co-authorship networks, and keyword co-occurrence. The main academic databases, Scopus, were thoroughly searched. Over the previous ten years, e-banking research has steadily increased, according to the analysis. The numerous report kinds with the most pertinent words, authors, affiliations, etc., are among the key findings. The results offer precise into the current body of knowledge and lay the groundwork for further investigation. This thorough summary of e-banking research trends is offered by this bibliometric analysis. The results draw attention to the different reports and the annual rise in the number of studies. In the end, these discoveries can help practitioners and researchers identify areas of cooperation and future research directions, advancing the field of e-banking and related fields. The keywords "banking and financial services," "electronic services & e-finance," "consumer behaviour," "mobile services," "risk," and "cryptocurrency" were used to search the Scopus database for relevant content.

Keywords

Bibliometrics, Prisma, E-Banking, Digital Finance, Mobile Payments, Research Trends,

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