About the Project

FinTech-Enabled Land Governance
for Inclusive Growth

A research-driven platform integrating digital finance, parcel registries, GIS mapping, and smart transfer workflows to transform land governance in developing economies.

Our Mission

Transforming Land from Dead Capital into a Productive Economic Asset

In many developing economies, land remains what Hernando de Soto called "dead capital" — owned but unregistered, untaxed, and unable to serve as collateral. LandFin Governance Hub changes that by integrating FinTech tools with land administration systems.

By combining digital payments, alternative credit scoring, blockchain-ready registries, and GIS mapping, LandFin enables governments, citizens, and financial institutions to operate within a single transparent, interoperable platform.

384

Research Respondents

User Roles Supported

13+

Integrated Modules

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Land Registry Modernisation

Digital parcel records replacing fragmented paper systems

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FinTech Integration

Mobile money, digital payments, and alternative credit scoring

📊

Evidence-Based Policy

Real-time analytics dashboards for policymakers

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GIS Spatial Intelligence

Interactive maps linking financial and land data spatially

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Dispute Resolution

Structured, transparent case management for land conflicts

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Inclusive Finance

Land-backed credit for citizens without formal credit history

Research Foundation

Built on Empirical Evidence from Freetown, Sierra Leone

This portal is the applied output of a Sequential Mixed Method research study using stratified random sampling across 384 respondents in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

3.21

Digital Payment Index

Mean score across 384 respondents

2.54

Institutional Trust

Moderate — key area for strengthening

0.863

Mediation Coefficient

FinTech → Institutional Trust path (a)

0.214

Moran's I

Spatial clustering of investment behaviour

Principal Researcher

Research Leadership

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Prof. Valliappan Raju

Professor of FinTech · GISMA University of Applied Sciences, Potsdam, Germany

Research focus: Integrating Financial Technology into Land Governance Systems — empirical evidence and policy pathways for inclusive investment in Africa. Sequential Mixed Method design with mediation analysis and spatial diagnostics (n=384, Freetown, Sierra Leone).

✉️ Valliappan.raju@gisma-education.com

Global Alignment

Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals

LandFin directly advances multiple SDGs by formalising land assets, enabling inclusive finance, and strengthening institutions.

SDG 1

No Poverty

Land formalisation enables asset accumulation for the poor

SDG 5

Gender Equality

Digital records strengthen women's property rights

SDG 9

Innovation

FinTech infrastructure modernises land administration

SDG 11

Sustainable Cities

GIS-informed planning for urban growth

SDG 16

Strong Institutions

Transparent registries reduce corruption

Ready to Explore the Platform?

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