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The Effect of Financial Technology, Financial Literacy, and Financial Behavior on Investment Decisions in the Capital Market in Investors during the Post-Covid-19 Pandemic

This study aims to examine the effect of financial technology, financial literacy, and financial behavior on an investor’s investment decisions. The sample in this study is someone who has invested in the capital market at least once and lives in the city of Jakarta. The sample was taken using purposive sampling and obtained from 180 respondents. Data analysis uses SmartPLS3 through an outer, inner model, and hypothesis testing. The external and internal models show the results of all valid research instruments, and reliable and appropriate models are used to explain the dependent variable. The results show that financial technology, financial literacy, and financial behavior positively and significantly impact investment decisions.

A Study on Behavioural Bias & Investment Decision from Perspective of Indonesia’s Cryptocurrency Investors

Cryptocurrency, an innovative asset class that is widely adopted by investors around the world. Indonesia is no exception to this, increasing the investor adoption up to 12 million investors in 2022. This number is very significant compared to Indonesia stock market investors that is only around 7 million investors. Various literatures have covered cryptocurrency in terms of pricing strategy and technicalities, so this paper extends the understanding of cryptocurrency dynamics from a behavioral finance perspective that is still less developed in Indonesia. This paper aims to explore the relationship between financial literacy, behavioral bias as well as its implication on the investment decision making process and investment performance from the perspective of investors based on Indonesia’s cryptocurrency investors at online communities. This paper used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to predict the relation between variables. Our results show that financial literacy has an impact on each behavioral bias. While the behavioral biases that investigate in this study have different result in term of impact on decision-making process and the investment performance. Overconfidence, herding and anchoring are the biases that significantly influence invertor’s decision making in scope of cryptocurrency market in Indonesia. This study outcome may help investors understand and increase the awareness of investor’s investment behavior and decision-making process, and parallel to that the regulators and other stakeholders may use the insight to improve investor’s protection.

E-Commerce and Environmental Uncertainty Adoption in Strengthening Financial Literature on the Performance of MSMEs in the Culinary Sector in Solo

This study has purpose (1) to analyse the effect of financial literacy on the performance of MSMEs. (2) to analyse the effect of financial literacy on the performance of MSMEs moderated by e-commerce adoption. (3) to analyse the effect of financial literacy on the performance of MSMEs moderated by environmental uncertainty. The quantitative descriptive approach was used in this study, which included 175 SMEs in the culinary sector in Solo. Data sources were acquired from primary sources utilizing a closed questionnaire technique, and the measurement scale was a 5-point Likert scale. The Pearson Correlation and Cronbach Alpha tests are used to assess the data’s quality. The data analysis technique used regression analysis with the Absolute Difference test approach, after first performing the traditional assumption test. The results of the study show (1) Financial literacy has a significant effect on the performance of MSMEs in the culinary sector in Solo City. (2) E-commerce can moderate the influence of financial literacy on the performance of MSMEs in the culinary sector in Solo City. (3) Environmental uncertainty cannot moderate the influence of financial literacy on the performance of MSMEs in the culinary sector in Solo City.

The Effect of Financial Literacy and Knowledge of Capital Market on Intention to Invest on Islamic Stock Exchange

This study aims to find out the effect of financial literacy and knowledge capital market on intention to invest in Islamic stock exchange. Our study employed a quantitative method using survey techniques. Samples of this study were ninety-four students randomly selected from two departments of Islamic economy and banking within the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business of  State University of Islamic Studies Datokarama Palu, Indonesia. Our study found that financial literacy variables and knowledge of the capital market have a positive and significant effect on the students’ interest in the Islamic capital market. Financial literacy played a more dominant role compared to the knowledge on the capital market variable. Our study highlighted an important point is that attracting a new generation in the Islamic capital market requires more attention from government and education institutions to provide them with sufficient knowledge and literacy of capital market and financial. Future studies need to study a better way to provide the young generation with financial literacy and capital market knowledge.