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Mobile Payment Technology Adoption in SME Owners in India – An Empirical Study


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1 Research Associate, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, India
2 Director & Professor of Marketing/Human Resource, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, India

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This paper focused on mobile payment technology adoption among SME owners in Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It attempted to explore the factors that affected the adoption of mobile payment technology and the intention to use it. The paper sought to identify the issues faced by the SME owners while adopting mobile payment technology for their personal and business transactions. The data were collected using an interview schedule, and the sample comprised of 100 SME owners in the selected rural areas of Kanchipuram district. The primary data were analyzed using regression and correlation analysis. The findings revealed that the mobile payment usage enabled the SME owners to accomplish their work rapidly. The study observed that the factors such as complexity, cost, trust, and security issues derived from perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness had a positive impact on the adoption of mobile payment technology. The study was a novel attempt to empirically examine the factors affecting the mobile payment technology adoption in rural India. The study will be useful for the service providers to advance the critical understanding on how rural consumers can improve their technology adoption and optimize their business opportunities in the emerging market of rural India.

Keywords

Mobile Payments, SMEs in Rural India, Emerging Markets, Financial Technology.

JEL Classification : G2, G5.

Paper Submission Date : March 13, 2020; Paper Sent Back for Revision : August 24, 2020; Paper Acceptance Date : November 22, 2020.

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J. Navena Nesa Kumari
Research Associate, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, India
C. Joe Arun
Director & Professor of Marketing/Human Resource, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, India
A. Irudaya Veni Mary
Research Associate, Loyola Institute of Business Administration, Loyola College, Chennai - 600 034, India

Abstract


This paper focused on mobile payment technology adoption among SME owners in Kanchipuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It attempted to explore the factors that affected the adoption of mobile payment technology and the intention to use it. The paper sought to identify the issues faced by the SME owners while adopting mobile payment technology for their personal and business transactions. The data were collected using an interview schedule, and the sample comprised of 100 SME owners in the selected rural areas of Kanchipuram district. The primary data were analyzed using regression and correlation analysis. The findings revealed that the mobile payment usage enabled the SME owners to accomplish their work rapidly. The study observed that the factors such as complexity, cost, trust, and security issues derived from perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness had a positive impact on the adoption of mobile payment technology. The study was a novel attempt to empirically examine the factors affecting the mobile payment technology adoption in rural India. The study will be useful for the service providers to advance the critical understanding on how rural consumers can improve their technology adoption and optimize their business opportunities in the emerging market of rural India.

Keywords


Mobile Payments, SMEs in Rural India, Emerging Markets, Financial Technology.

JEL Classification : G2, G5.

Paper Submission Date : March 13, 2020; Paper Sent Back for Revision : August 24, 2020; Paper Acceptance Date : November 22, 2020.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/ijf%2F2021%2Fv15i1%2F157013