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Blockchain-Based Credit Scoring Models and Financial Inclusion in a Developing Economy
This study examined the impact of block-chain based credit scoring models on financial inclusion in a developing economy using Nigeria as a case study, covering the period 1999–2024. Using an ex post facto design, the study analyzed secondary data sourced from EFInA, CBN, NDIC, and IMF, focusing on Credit Access Rate (CAR), Loan Default Rate (LDR), Average Loan Size (ALS), Repayment Timeliness (RT), and the Financial Inclusion Index (FII). Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression was employed in E-Views 9.0, with diagnostic tests including Variance Inflation Factor, BreuschPagan, and DurbinWats…
