Journal of Business and Behavioural Entrepreneurship
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Business and Behavioural Entrepreneurship

The Mediating Role of Financial Inclusion in the Relationship between Financial Literacy and MSME Performance

Haikal, Fahri (Unknown)
Fitri, Diin (Unknown)
Priyono, Agung (Unknown)
Putri, Narti Eka (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2025

Abstract

MSMEs play a strategic role in the Indonesian economy but still face obstacles in the form of low financial literacy and limited access to formal financial services. This study uses a quantitative approach involving 200 MSME actors in Jakarta selected through purposive sampling, where data were collected using questionnaires and analysed using a Partial Least Squares (PLS-SEM) structural equation model. The results show that financial literacy has a positive and significant effect on financial inclusion and SME performance. Financial inclusion also has a positive and significant effect on SME performance and mediates the relationship between financial literacy and SME performance, with a stronger indirect effect than a direct effect. These findings emphasise the importance of improving financial literacy, followed by expanding access to formal financial services so that SMEs can improve their performance and competitiveness.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jobbe

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Business and Behavioural Entrepreneurship |ISSN: 2580-0272 (Online)| is published by Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Jakarta. It contains research result dissemination and scientific paper related to: (1) Management; (2) Business, and (3) Behavioural ...