Artículo de revista ; Este artículo trata de responder a la cuestión de si los bancos por Internet son viables en Europa en el medio plazo. Hasta la fecha, los bancos por Internet del mundo entero han mostrado, en general, unos resultados peores que los bancos tradicionales de edad similar,...

To date, Internet banks worldwide have underperformed newly chartered traditional banks mainly because their higher overhead costs. This paper analyses whether this is a temporary phenomenon and whether Internet banks may generate scale economies in excess of those available to traditional banks...

Artículo de revista ; Los autores describen la situacion de la banca por Internet en España, asi como los nuevos modelos de negocio; presentan los desafios que la incorporacion de la tecnologia de la informacion supone para gestores y supervisores de las entidades de credito desde el punto de...

This paper analyzes the determinants of bank acquisitions both within and across 25 members of the European Union (EU-25) during the period 1997-2004. Our results suggest that poorly managed banks (those with a high cost-to-income ratio) and larger banks are more likely to be acquired by other...

This paper analyzes the determinants of bank acquisitions both within and across 25 members of the European Union (EU-25) during the period 1997–2004. Our results suggest that poorly managed banks (those with a high cost-to-income ratio) and larger banks are more likely to be acquired by other...

This paper analyzes the determinants of bank acquisitions both within and across countries in the EU-25 over the period 1997-2004. The findings of this paper are broadly in line with those of the academic literature on the subject, which are mainly based on the US experience. Our results suggest...

In spite of the conspicuous use of the Internet as a delivery channel, there is a relative dearth of empirical studies that provide a quantitative analysis of the impact of the Internet on banks´ financial performance. This paper attempts to fill this gap by identifying and estimating the...

We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth and low risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and supervision as well as deposit insurance regimes in Europe...

We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth and low risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and supervision as well as deposit insurance regimes in Europe...