The research objective was to analyze the effect of financial literacy and digital literacy on financial inclusion, financial decisions, and financial resilience of MSME's. The design of this research is explanatory quantitative research. The research is a cross-sectional study in which all research variables are measured and observed at one point in time. The sampling technique used is area purposive sampling. The reachable population in this study was 98,567 MSMEs in the Province of Bali, and the research sample was 385. The research instrument used was a questionnaire with a Likert scale. The analysis technique used is a descriptive and inferential analysis using SEM-PLS. The findings of this research reveal 1) a direct positive and significant effect of financial literacy and digital literacy on financial inclusion, financial decisions, and financial resilience of MSMEs; 2) a positive and significant effect of financial literacy and digital literacy on financial resilience of MSMEs through financial inclusion and financial decisions parallelly; and 3) a positive effect of financial literacy and digital literacy on financial resilience of MSMEs through financial inclusion and financial decisions serially, but the effect of digital literacy on financial resilience through financial inclusion and financial decisions serially is insignificant. The findings of this research show the crucial role of financial literacy and digital literacy in increasing financial resilience. Financial inclusion and financial decisions mediate the effect of financial literacy and digital literacy on financial resilience.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of financial literacy on operational performance, financial inclusion on operational performance and the effect of financial literacy on sustainable supply chains and the impact of financial inclusion on sustainable supply chains in SMEs in Indonesia. The research method is quantitative through online surveys with the Google form, data collection by distributing online questionnaires to 590 SMEs owners in Indonesia who were selected by simple random sampling. The online questionnaire was designed using a Likert scale of 5 and distributed via social media. Data analysis used structural equation modeling of partial least squares (SEM-PLS) with data processing tools using SmartPLS 3.0 software. The stages of data analysis are validity-reliability test and hypothesis, or significance test used in this study using a Google form which will be distributed to respondents. This questionnaire measurement method uses a Likert Scale of 5, namely Strongly Disagree (STS), (2) Answers Disagree (TS), (3) Neutral Answers (N), (4) Answers Agree (S), Strongly Agree (SS). The results of this study indicate that financial literacy had a positive and significant effect on operational performance, financial inclusion had a positive and significant effect on operational performance, financial literacy had a positive and significant effect on sustainable supply chains and financial inclusion had a positive and significant effect on sustainable supply chains in SMEs in Indonesia. The novelty of this research is the model relationship between Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion, Operational Performance, SME Sustainable Supply Chain which has never been explained in previous studies.

Digital finance plays a major role in achieving financial inclusion targets which have a positive impact on economic growth and people's welfare. One of the main elements of digital finance is digital payments, which are increasingly playing a role with the presence of e-commerce and financial technology (fintech). Apart from these positive impacts, digital finance is also feared to have a negative impact on financial system stability, especially in relation to systematic risk. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of risk factors in digital financial relations and financial stability. The research method used is the Multiple Linear Regression Model and Moderating Regression Analysis (MRA), using 120 samples of panel data for 10 years (2010 to 2019). The results show that market risk can moderate the influence of digital finance on financial stability, so that increased systematic risk will reduce the positive impact of digital finance on financial stability.

This study aims to prove and analyze the effect of financial knowledge, financial behavior, and digital financial capabilities on financial inclusion, financial concern, and performance in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in East Java. The population used in this study was 1,387,854 Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) actors in East Java, which is located in the Gerbangk ertasusila area. The sample in this study were 395 respondents who were determined by the non-probability sampling method. In this study a questionnaire research instrument was used, namely a set of questions answered to respondents to obtain written information related to research variables and used the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis technique. The results of the study show that: (1) Financial knowledge has a significant effect on financial inclusion, (2) Financial behavior has a significant effect on financial inclusion, (3) Digital financial capability has a significant effect on financial inclusion, (4) ) Financial inclusion has no significant effect on financial problems, (5) Financial knowledge has a significant effect on financial concerns, (6) Financial behavior has a positive and significant effect on financial concerns, (7) Digital financial capability has a significant effect on financial concern, (8) Financial knowledge has an insignificant effect on MSME performance, (9) Financial Behavior has no significant effect on MSME performance, (10) Digital financial capability has no significant effect on MSME performance, (11) Financial inclusion has a positive and significant effect on MSME performance. (12) Financial concern has a positive and significant effect on MSME performance.

Financial inclusion is considered as a critical factor that contributes to the reduction of income imbalance. This paper uses a two-stage least squares (2SLS) model and two different financial inclusion index to examine the impact of financial inclusion on income inequality in 22 transition economies over 11 years from 2005 to 2015. The paper finds that there was a negative relationship between the financial inclusion index and the GINI coefficient. The paper also suggests some policy recommendations to reduce income inequality through developing financial inclusion.

This paper endeavors to investigate whether the Islamic financial system can tackle the issue of financial exclusion in India or not. The present study has made an earnest attempt to explore the discriminating factors behind choosing of the institutes (conventional or Islamic), in decreasing order of their importance. Data for the study are collected from 635 respondents, who are customers of Islamic and traditional financial institutes. The area selected for the survey is the state of Kerala, which is considered as the Islamic finance hub in India. The data collected are analyzed by employing the discriminant analysis along with drawing inferences from descriptive statistics. The study finds various factors in descending order of their importance. The factors are type of employment, religion (Muslim/Non-Muslim), income and gender. These are discriminating factors for choosing particular institutes (conventional or Islamic). The study shows that Islamic finance system was chosen by those, particularly Muslims, who did not have good employment and sufficient income. Hence, it is recommended that extensive formal beginning of Islamic finance in India, will lead to higher financial inclusion, since generally the financially excluded individuals belong to the said segments of the society, furthermore, Islamic finance is highly fascinated by the mentioned groups, the planners should think accordingly. The study is novel in its’ approach as it evidently illustrates that Islamic financial system is chosen by those, who do not have good employment, Muslims and those who earn less. Thus, there should be extensive formal commencement of Islamic finance in India to kick off higher financial inclusion.

The present study examined the effects of cashless policy on financial inclusion in the Nigerian emerging economy. The necessary data were collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria Economic Reports as well as Statistical Bulletin and the ordinary least squares method was applied to analyze the data. The findings reveal that the cashless policy maintained a non-significant relationship with financial inclusion both in urban and rural areas of Nigeria. The findings show that the cashless policy had a significant effect on increasing customers’ deposits in commercial banks of Nigeria. Volume of Automated Teller Machine (ATMVL) maintains a positive and significant effect on financial inclusion indicators in urban center compared with the rural areas. Volume of Point of Sales (POSVL) shows more significant and positive influence on financial inclusion in urban area than the rural area. However, Web Based Technique (WBTVL) reveals a non-significant effect on financial inclusion both in urban and rural centers. The study therefore recommends that more branches of commercial banks and ATM centers/outlets should be opened in rural urban centers with efficient network systems and security in order to enhance banking penetration and by extension effectiveness of the financial inclusion and poverty reductions.