Digital Transformation in Financial Field

Abstract

In this study, digital transformation applications in the business world and in finance field are discussed in detail. The current and potential effects of digitalization on a wide spectrum from operational finance to portfolio management are examined. Advantages and disadvantages of digital transformation have been examined in detail and a general evaluation has been made about the ongoing process. One of the most important milestones of digitalization in the financial world is cryptocurrency. It is totally based on blockchain technology that eliminates public authority intervention and intermediaries by establishing peer to peer (P2P) transactions via the decentralized platform. In particular, the possible effects of increasing digitalization efforts on the financial environment after Covid-19 are interpreted.