Digitization creates new financial channels that complement traditional intermediaries, but may raise concerns over fraud, cybersecurity, or bubbles. Artificial intelligence and machine learning change the way in which traditional investors work. This special issue focuses on economic, cultural, and regulatory determinants of fintech development, and on the new forms of information production and processing engendered by digital entrepreneurial finance. We provide a general overview of digitization in the market for entrepreneurial finance, illustrate how the different articles in the special issue contribute to advance our knowledge, and identify promising avenues for research.

数字化创造了补充传统中介机构的新金融渠道，但可能会引发对欺诈、网络安全或泡沫的担忧。人工智能和机器学习改变了传统投资者的工作方式。本期特刊关注金融科技发展的经济、文化和监管决定因素，以及数字创业金融产生的新信息生产和处理形式。我们概述了创业金融市场中的数字化，说明了特刊中的不同文章如何促进我们的知识，并确定了有前途的研究途径。