Financial Innovation

Thematic Area Group | Business School Research

Topics

Strengthening of the means of payment
Financial technology
Financial inclusión
Reducing the financing risk
Regulation of the digital financial system

Research questions we seek to address

How can payment methods in Mexico be improved?
How can technology and behavioral economics help to develop financial services for marginalized groups?
What innovative tools and behavioral perspectives can help reduce financial risk in Mexico?
How can the impact of financial development on society be measured?
How should the regulation of the digital financial system evolve?
What are the trends in personal data, corporate governance, and other issues?
How can national savings be increased through effective public policies that ensure the system's stability?
What consumer protection perspectives should be considered in the Mexican financial system?
What does the value chain of the fintech sector in Latin America look like?
How can new business models and start-ups be linked to the major players in the financial sector?
What instruments and how can the fintech sector make the financing of the value chain more efficient?
How does financial development influence industrial and regional productivity, growth, and convergence?
What are the best regulatory practices that can be implemented in Mexico?
What incentives can encourage the development of innovative, timely, and affordable financial services?
How can the models developed by other countries to promote the financial sector be imitated and improved in the Latin American context?
What should be the legal framework for a banking system that meets the investment needs in Mexico?
What are the risk management metrics that best contribute to corporate control?
What risk management products should be in the market, and under what conditions?
What has the impact on the operation of financial markets been due to the use of digital technologies?

Group Leader

Dr. René Cabral

rcabral@tec.mx

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Group members

Name	Campus	E-mail	Scopus	Google Scholar
Eduardo Saucedo	EGADE Monterrey	eduardo.saucedo@tec.mx	More	More
Jesús Cuauhtémoc Téllez	San Luis Potosí	cuauhtemoc.tellez@tec.mx	More	More
Jorge D. Ramos	EGADE Monterrey	ramos237@tec.mx		More
José Antonio Núñez	EGADE Santa Fe	janm@tec.mx	More	More
Rolando Fuentes	EGADE Guadalajara	rolando.fuentes@tec.mx	More	More
Teófilo Ozuna	EGADE Monterrey	ozuna@tec.mx	More	More
Tauhidul Islam Tanin	EGADE Monterrey	Tauhidul.Tanin@tec.mx		More

Adjunt Professors

Name	Campus	E-mail	Scopus	Google Scholar
Adriana García	Guadalajara	a.garcia@tec.mx
Adriana Ramírez	Guadalajara	adramirez@tec.mx	More	More
Alejandro Fonseca	EGADE Monterrey	afonseca@tec.mx	More	More
Alejandro Ibarra	EGADE Monterrey	aibarra@tec.mx		More
Alicia Galindo	Monterrey	alicia.galindo@tec.mx	More	More
Daniel Cerecedo	Santa Fe	danielch@tec.mx
Felipe Pérez	Querétaro	f.perez@tec.mx	More	More
Fernando Moya	EGADE Santa Fe	fernando.moya@tec.mx	More	More
Iván Valdovinos	EGADE Guadalajara	ivaldovinos@tec.mx	More	More
Jesús Rodrigo Fenton	Monterrey	rfenton@tec.mx
Jorge Arturo Martínez	EGADE Monterrey	joamarti@tec.mx
Jorge Rubén Keith	Sonora Norte	jkeith@tec.mx	More
Luis Arturo Bernal	Guadalajara	larturo.bernal@tec.mx	More	More
Luis Raúl Rodríguez	Guadalajara	luis_rodriguez@tec.mx	More	More
Luz del Carmen Díaz	Puebla	luzdiazp@tec.mx	More	More
María del Rocío Vega	Guadalajara	rvega@tec.mx
Mario Iván Contreras	Ciudad de México	marioivan.contrerasv@tec.mx	More
Osmar Zavaleta	EGADE Monterrey	ozavaleta@tec.mx		More
Raymundo Díaz	Monterrey	raymundo.diaz@tec.mx	More	More
Rodrigo Caballero	Monterrey	rodrigocaballero@tec.mx

PHD. STUDENTS RESEARCH FACULTY

Name	Campus	E-mail	Scopus	Google Scholar
Daniel González	Puebla	a01531427@tec.mx
Francisco García Flores	Monterrey	a00771791@tec.mx
Kathia Ramos	Monterrey	a00809023@tec.mx
Luisa Alejandra Vilches	Querétaro	a00996482@tec.mx
Miguel Angel Rendón	Estado de México	a00449416@tec.mx

Featured publications

Rodríguez-García, M., Galindo-Manrique, A. F., Cortez-Alejandro, K. A., Méndez-Sáenz, A. B. (2022). Eco-efficiency and financial performance in Latin American countries: An environmental intensity approach. Research in International Business and Finance, 59(101547). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101547
Castellanos-Sosa, F. A., Cabral, R., & Varella Mollick, A. (2022). Energy reform and energy consumption convergence in Mexico: A spatial approach. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 61, 336-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2022.03.007