Investigating the effect of innovation capacity on the innovative performance of FinTech Start-Ups

Innovation capacity is a concept that, under the influence of various factors, plays an important role in increasing the probability of success of the innovation process. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of innovation capacity on innovative performance in start-ups in Fintech, emphasizing the role of absorptive capacity and learning capability. The present paper based on a deductive approach that has analyzed this issue by using structural equation modelling method. The statistical population consists of individuals in 48 member companies of the Iranian FinTech Startup Business Association, based on which the number was 279, and the sample size was 160 using IBM Sample Power software. The results showed that innovation capacity has a positive and significant effect on innovative performance. Also, while learning ability has affected both dimensions of absorptive capacity only realized absorptive capacity had a positive and significant effect on innovative performance and innovation capacity.