Impact of financial inclusion on economic growth in secular and religious countries

Purpose Empirical research on the relationship between financial inclusion and economic growth has neglected influence of religion or secularism. This study aims to investigate effect in religious secular countries. Design/methodology/approach The indicators are number automated teller machines (ATMs)per 100,000 adults bank branches per adults. These two accessibility dimension based physical points service. two-stage least square (2SLS) regression method was used analyze real gross domestic product (GDP) capita GDP Findings Bank branch contraction significantly increases expansion combined with greater internet usage countries while high ATM supply decreases also finds that expansion, midst a widening poverty gap, countries, implying through is effective promoting poor It found strong determinant Originality/value Few studies literature examined growth. But not how affects