This study assesses the impact of the development of financial technology (FinTech) on the market power of traditional banks. We analyze the relationship between FinTech companies and traditional banks based on the barriers-to-entry theory, and verify the resulting hypothesis by using panel data...

The paper estimated the degree of competitiveness and the main driving forces of the inherent market structure of the Nigerian banking industry. This is with a view to determining the structural implications of recent financial reforms on the banking sector in Nigeria. A unique contribution of...

Governments often attempt to increase the confidence of financial market participants by making implicit or explicit guarantees of uncertain credibility. Confidence in these guarantees presumably alters the size of the financial sector, but observing the long-run consequences of failed...

Governments often attempt to increase the confidence of financial market participants by making implicit or explicit guarantees of uncertain credibility. Confidence in these guarantees presumably alters the size of the financial sector, but observing the long-run consequences of failed...

Liquidity is very important for the functioning of financial markets, especially for the banking sector, because one of the critical aspects in the banking business is precisely the process of transforming short-term funds and placing them in the medium and long term. This paper aims to...

This paper discusses details of Cameroon’ Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA). The FSSA is based on the work of a joint IMF-World Bank mission that visited Cameroon as part of the Financial Sector Assessment Program in June 2007. Excess liquidity may be inducing banks to narrow...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Bank Stability And Market Concentration In The Emerging Capital Markets Of Southeast Asia -- Chapter 3: Bank Competition + Market Concentration = Financial Stability? -- Chapter 4: Does Income Diversification Enhance Bank Efficiency And Stability In Periods...