This chapter takes stock of the current state of banking systems across Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses recent … developments including innovations that might help Africa leapfrog more traditional banking models.  Using an array of different … data, we document that African banking systems are shallow but stable.  African banks are well capitalized and over …

This chapter takes stock of the current state of banking systems across Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses recent … developments including innovations that might help Africa leapfrog more traditional banking models. Using an array of different … data, we document that African banking systems are shallow but stable. African banks are well capitalized and over …

This paper discusses the medium- to long-term perspectives for the Irish banking system. Consistent with the finance … significantly over the short to medium term. The paper documents that, compared to its benchmark, the Irish banking system is still … important for Ireland than other European economies. Critically, the shape and resilience of Irish banking will depend on the …

This article discusses the impact of digitalisation on the structure of the European banking system. The recent wave of … mostly from outside the incumbent banking system. How new financial service providers (fintechs and big techs) compete or … result, financial risks may be partially shifted away from the banking sector, while non-financial risks increase their …