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Abstract: A Critical Review of Personal Finance Tracker Technologies among Gen Z
Purpose: The objective of this study is to critically review personal financial tracker technologies among Gen Z.
Method: A multi-method approach, including synchronous and asynchronous with accounting students at the State Polytechnic of Malang.
Result: mental accounting and financial education play a significant role in shaping the intention and practice of using the application.
Novelty: This article critically explores how technology could create financial literacy, practice, and susceptibility for Gen Z.
Contribution: This study adds to behavioural finance and digital sociology by examining Gen Z's financial knowledge and technology.
Abstrak: Tinjauan Kritis Teknologi Pelacak Keuangan Pribadi di Kalangan Gen Z
Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini untuk reviu kritis personal financial tracker technologies pada Gen Z.
Metode: pendekatan multi method yaitu synchronous and asynchronous pada mahasiswa Akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Malang.
Hasil: Mental accounting dan edukasi finansial berperan besar dalam membentuk niat dan praktik penggunaan aplikasi.
Kebaruan: Artikel ini secara kritis mengeksplorasi bagaimana teknologi dapat menciptakan literasi keuangan, praktik, dan kerentanan terhadap generasi Z.
Kontribusi: penelitian ini memperluas kajian dalam bidang keuangan perilaku dan sosiologi digital dengan memberikan perspektif tentang relasi antara teknologi dan kesadaran finansial pada Gen Z.
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Susanto KP, Mandagie WC, Endri E, Wiwaha A. Financial literacy, technological progress, financial attitudes and investment decisions of Gen Z Indonesian investors. Investment Management and Financial Innovations 2025;22:25–34. https://doi.org/10.21511/imfi.22(1).2025.03.
Caseba FL, Dewayanto T. Penerapan Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, dan Blockchain dalam Fintech Payment Terhadap Risiko Penipuan Komputer (Computer Fraud Risk): A Systematic Literature Review 2024:1–15.
Erye, Deu I. Integrasi Teknologi Digital dan AI dalam Memperkuat Akuntabilitas pada Operasi Manajemen Rantai Pasokan: Analisis Literatur Sistematis. TEKNIMEDIA 2024;5:200–11.
Harto B, Sulistianingsih, Sofyan, Nurhakim TF. Dampak Media Sosial Terhadap Pengambilan Keputusan Finansial Melalui Pendekatan Kualitatif dalam Industri Keuangan. Komversal: Jurnal Komunikasi Universal 2024;1:91–107.
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Tri Purwani TP, Harto Listijo HL, Rahmat Budi Santoso RBS. Generational Differences in Repeat Borrowing Attitudes: A Study of Millennials and Generation Z in Peer-to-Peer Lending. Global Business Finance Review 2025;30:44–56. https://doi.org/10.17549/gbfr.2025.30.2.44.
Santoso W, Trinugroho I, Risfandy T. What Determines Loan Rate and Default Status in Financial Technology Online Direct Lending? Evidence from Indonesia. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 2020;56:351–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2019.1605595.
Hardin C, Rottinghaus AR. Introducing a cultural approach to technology in financial markets. J Cult Econ 2015;8:547–63. https://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2014.993683.
Nur Annafiah, M. Miftach Fakhri, La Ode Lisbar, Amelia Syamsuddin, Nur Yahya Akhmad, Aprilianti Nirmala S. Development of Doe’ku Application: A Digital Solution to Manage Personal Finance Effectively. Journal of Embedded Systems, Security and Intelligent Systems 2024:192–204. https://doi.org/10.59562/jessi.v5i3.5039.
Fitriani Y. Analisa Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Keuangan Online Sebagai Media Untuk Mengelola Atau Memanajemen Keuangan. Journal of Information System, Applied, Management, Accounting and Research 2021;5:454. https://doi.org/10.52362/jisamar.v5i2.432.
Dewi L. Comparison Of Android-Based Personal Financial Management Applications With Variative Financial Conditions. JAS (Jurnal Akuntansi Syariah) 2023;7:102–14. https://doi.org/10.46367/jas.v7i1.1098.
Yeo KHK, Lim WM, Yii K-J. Financial planning behaviour: a systematic literature review and new theory development. Journal of Financial Services Marketing 2024;29:979–1001. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41264-023-00249-1.
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Lewis M, Perry M. Follow the Money. Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA: ACM; 2019, p. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300620.
Feenberg A. Critical Theory of Technology: An Overview. Tailoring Biotechnologies 2005;1:47–64.
Gallardo-Vázquez D, Miralles-Quirós JL, Miralles-Quirós MM. Financial education and responsible consumption in undergraduate management students. The International Journal of Management Education 2024;22:101071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2024.101071.
Di Domenico SI, Ryan RM, Bradshaw EL, Duineveld JJ. Motivations for personal financial management: A Self-Determination Theory perspective. Front Psychol 2022;13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.977818.
Venkatesh V, Davis FD, Zhu Y. Competing roles of intention and habit in predicting behavior: A comprehensive literature review, synthesis, and longitudinal field study. Int J Inf Manage 2023;71:102644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102644.
Ab Hamid SN, Kalaiarasi D, Abdul Rahman A, Mohd Amin SI. Understanding personal loan repayment intentions: The role of financial literacy, attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy. Social Sciences & Humanities Open 2025;12:101990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.101990.
Chowdhry N, Dholakia UM. Know thyself financially: How financial self‐awareness can benefit consumers and financial advisors. Financial Planning Review 2020;3. https://doi.org/10.1002/cfp2.1069.
Feenberg A. Critical Theory of Technology 2009:146–53.
Lusardi A, Mitchell OS. The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence. J Econ Lit 2014;52:5–44. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.52.1.5.
Mahdzan NS, Tabiani S. The Impact of Financial Literacy on Individual Savings. An Exploratory Study in the Malaysian Context. Transformations in Business and Economics 2013;12:41–55.
Kaye J, Vertesi J, Ferreira J, Brown B, Perry M. #CHImoney. CHI ’14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New York, NY, USA: ACM; 2014, p. 111–4. https://doi.org/10.1145/2559206.2559221.
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