The Role of Trialability in Driving Metaverse Financial Inclusion: Investigating Metaverse FinTech Adoption as a Catalyst for Change

Abstract

In the current era of digitalization, metaverse financial inclusion (FI) is therefore an enabler and accelerator of broad-based economic growth and resilience, improved financial health, job creation and development. However, Metaverse FI has not attained significant growth globally. The statistics highlighted that a huge number of people do not have an approach to Metaverse digital technologies which have negative influence on FI. Therefore, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between trialability, Metaverse FinTech adoption and Metaverse FI in the banking industry. A questionnaire was prepared for data collection and employees of banking industry in Pakistan responded to the survey. It is observed that trialability is a critical component of Metaverse FinTech adoption and Metaverse FI. The promotion of Metaverse FinTech adoption and Metaverse FI is possible by promoting trialability. The combination between trialability and Metaverse FinTech adoption has the key contribution to Metaverse FI in banking industry of Pakistan