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Received: 2024-10-15  |  Accepted: 2025-01-15  |  Published: 2025-03-30

Title

Banking development peculiarities: blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity issues


Abstract

The banking sector is seeing an epochal shift underpinned by the incessant march of technology, specifically financial technology. These innovations have dramatically improved operational efficiency and customer experience. That said, they have also opened up vast cybersecurity and compliance problems. This publication overlooks a methodical approach to the banking innovation trends that take shape over increasing frequency and provides one strong critical reflection on how many challenges traditional financial institutions face. Strategic adaptability is essential as a long-term, dynamic strategy consistent with the concepts of evolution through comprehensive analysis and synthesis.


Keywords

finance, innovations, AI banking, cybersecurity, financial technologies, blockchain, FinTech


JEL classifications

B17 , B27 , F37 , F38


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1277


DOI


Pages

61-72


Funding


This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Dubauskas, Gediminas
Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Vilnius, Lithuania https://www.viko.lt
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Išoraitė, Margarita
Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution, Vilnius, Lithuania https://www.viko.lt
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

12


Number

3


Issue date

March 2025


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

Google Scholar

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