We study the spending response of first-time borrowers to an overdraft facility and elicit their preferences, beliefs, and motives through a FinTech application. Users increase their spending permanently, lower their savings rate, and reallocate spending from non-discretionary to discretionary...

The financial technology (fintech) sector is revolutionizing traditional financial practices, yet little information exists on the users of these services. In this study, we examine untapped information from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study and the 2016 GFLEC Mobile Payment Survey to...

This paper primarily aims to assess the impact of financial literacy on households' investment choices. The paper employs secondary data from the FinScope survey (2017) conducted by Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT). In particular, the study aims at establishing whether the choices of...

Der Beitrag setzt sich kritisch mit zwei Modellen zur Nutzung von Staatsfonds in der Alterssicherung auseinander, die aktuell für die deutsche Ergänzungsvorsorge diskutiert werden. Für die schwedische Premiepension wird gezeigt, dass die gute Performance des staatlichen Auffangfonds (AP7...

This paper examines two behavioral factors that diminish people's ability to value a life-time income stream or annuity, drawing on a survey of about 4,000 adults in a U.S. nationally representative sample. By experimentally varying the degree of complexity, we provide the first causal evidence...

Over the life-cycle, wealth holdings tend to be highest in the early part of retirement. The quality of financial decisions among older adults is therefore an important determinant of their financial security during the asset drawdown phase. This paper assesses how financial literacy shapes...

The hypothesis that people with more financial literacy make better financial decisions and show positive financial behaviors is crucial for more than one stakeholder. A weak connection between financial literacy and financial behaviors jeopardizes the opportunity to invest in financial...

Der Beitrag setzt sich kritisch mit zwei Modellen zur Nutzung von Staatsfonds in der Alterssicherung auseinander, die aktuell für die deutsche Ergänzungsvorsorge diskutiert werden. Für die schwedische Premiepension wird gezeigt, dass die gute Performance des staatlichen Auffangfonds (AP7...

We document five effects of providing individuals with crowdsourced spending information about their peers (individuals with similar characteristics) through a FinTech app. First, users who spend more than their peers reduce their spending significantly, whereas users who spend less keep...

The economic and financial landscape facing individuals as they move through their life-cycle is becoming increasing complex. Internationally, declines in the coverage and generosity of public programmes mean that individuals now need to assume responsibility for a greater share of their future...

Using novel survey data, we examine attitudes towards money and to what extent they affect economic outcomes in Switzerland. We find that three main types of attitudes towards money co-exist: the prestige and power attitude, the money management attitude and the goal-oriented attitude. The...

"Financial services professionals around the world are experiencing a historic inflection point in their industry. Ever-increasing regulation, heightened scrutiny, and eroded value propositions in confluence have exposed the vacuous and exaggerated value propositions that financial professionals...

An Overview of Consumer Financial Vulnerabilities in Malaysia -- Consumer Debt : Friend or Foe? Exploring its Causes and Consequences -- Will Malaysians Retire in Contentment or Misery? Financial Behaviour Issues Approaching Old Age -- Falling Prey to Financial Fraud : Investigating the Causes...