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Digital Transformation in Financial Systems: The Role of Blockchain and Fintech Innovation

Jul 2026 · International Journal of Advanced Research in Commerce, Management & Social Science · Vol 09, pp. 31-43 · 0 citations

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The author thoroughly reviews how blockchain technology and FinTech innovation can transform financial services, payment systems, and capital markets and examines experimental applications that show the increase in performance in terms of transaction processing, efficiency in encryption, and validation of authorization in blockchain-enabled financial networks.

Abstract

Online disruption of financial systems is one of the most meaningful paradigmatic shifts between centralized institutional frameworks and decentralized blockchain-based infrastructure. In the present research paper, the author thoroughly reviews how blockchain technology and FinTech innovation can transform financial services, payment systems, and capital markets. Our inquiry focuses on the role of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) in mitigating such areas as transaction speed, cost reduction, improved security, and transparent audit trails. The article dwells upon the ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) systems that are embedded into blockchain networks and used to offer advanced access control and privacy in a multi-cloud financial system. The main technological advancements that are identified by our research are smart contracts, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and blockchain-based custodial solutions. We examine experimental applications that show the increase in performance in terms of transaction processing, efficiency in encryption, and validation of authorization in blockchain-enabled financial networks. The paper deals with issue of regulation, and scalability as well as integration of old financial systems. Results indicate that financial systems based on blockchain are able to cut transaction costs by 87 percent and still have the same level of cryptographic security as current banking systems. The study will add value to comprehending the best blockchain set-ups of financial services providers and give recommendations based on evidence about digital transformation strategies. Future trends are creation of interoperable blockchain networks, high-privacy preserving technologies, and regulatory frameworks that facilitate financial innovation.

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