Digitization of the economy of Ukraine: Strategic challenges and implementation technologies

The main directions, challenges, threats of digitization of the national economy of Ukraine have been considered in the paper. The attention is focused on the found weaknesses and the imperfection of the strategy and the state policy of digitization of Ukraine's economy. The authors have proven the potential and new possibilities of solving public finance management problems with the usage of blockchain technology. It has been justified that activation of transformation processes in the real economy sector due to the introduction of Industry 4.0 concept is important for Ukraine. The paper reveals basic principles and technologies, the experience of the European Union, and characterizes Industry 4.0 view in Ukraine. The development of the latest financial technologies - FinTech - has been recognized as the driver of digital transformation of financial services. The types of FinTech innovations, the features of increasing competition between FinTech companies and traditional financial intermediaries, the tendencies of FinTech development in Ukraine have been characterized.