This paper examines the impact of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure on the cost of capital for banks as well as financial technology companies in Europe, America, and Asia from 2010 to 2024. The study investigates how sustainability affects financing conditions in the two...

Transitioning to a sustainable economy and reducing air pollution hinge on appropriate economic incentives and financing conditions. The auto loan market offers a prime setting, as lenders' credit terms can either discourage or incentivize the purchase of high-pollution vehicles. Using...

We argue that the rapid asset growth of nonbank financial intermediaries (NBFIs) relative to banks is the outcome of transformations of risks between banks and NBFIs that increase the interconnectedness of the two sectors. These transformations are consistent with avoiding tighter, post-GFC bank...

This study investigates the impact of market structure on the performance of banks in Pakistan. It explicitly tests two competing hypotheses: the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm and the Efficient Structure Hypothesis, providing insights into whether profitability stems from market...

This study examined how ESG has influenced credit growth across MENA countries/regions and investigated the extent to which bank size and Islamic banking influence this relationship. Using panel data from 42 listed banks across 10 MENA countries (367 bank-year observations from 2010-2023), the...

We study how deposit rate shocks transmit across banking markets through digital social ties. Depositors' inattention implies that households react to outside rate changes only when social networks make these changes salient, inducing connected banks to raise their own rates. Using merger-driven...

This study explores the relationship between Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) quality and team cohesion within the Croatian banking sector. Drawing from relationship-based leadership theories, we investigate how the quality of dyadic relationships between leaders and team members influences team...

This paper applies network analysis to examine the impact of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) and financial market stress on contagion risk within the interbank network. Using network-based simulations on euro area banks’ supervisory data, we find that banks’ strong capital and...

Financial intermediation in Montenegro has been on a declining trend since independence, with domestic credit to the private sector decreasing from a peak of 86.5 percent of GDP in 2008 to 46.4 percent in 2024. Net interest margin (NIM)—a common indicator of intermediation costs—has remained...

The rise of fintech lenders has intensified competition in the banking industry. This study utilizes Brazilian bank-level data to examine the causal impact of increased competition on commercial banks’ lending rates and profitability. Employing a bank-specific Bartik exposure, constructed from...

Using a panel dataset of 385 European bank-year observations covering the 2012 to 2022 period, this study aimed to investigate the impact of derivatives on bank value and performance. We used bank-level panel data and conducted several multivariate statistical analyses, i.e., ordinary least...

This article examines the impact of ownership concentration on bank profitability, with the sample of 28 Vietnamese commercial banks in the period 2009-2022. Bank profitability is assessed using both return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE). The main regression methods include the least...

Financial institutions face increased reputational, regulatory, and ethical risks as the frequency and complexity of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) controversies increase. Whistleblowing mechanisms are essential in the context of institutional resilience and the mitigation of...

This study investigates the interplay between asset quality, financial ratios, and market valuation in Indian commercial banks over a twelve-year period (2014-2025). Using a hybrid approach combining Structural Equation Modeling, correlation analysis, and trend evaluation, the research examines...

The interplay between government economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and bank risk remains a key concern in the financial stability literature. This study advances the field by examining the dynamic, time-varying impact of EPU on bank risk, explicitly differentiating between short- and long-term...

The acceleration of digital financial services in Ghana has transformed the country's banking landscape while simultaneously reshaping its financial crime risk profile. Drawing on insights from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Annual Fraud Reports, Ghana Association of Banks (GAB) Quarterly Fraud...

The smooth functioning of the repo market is essential to financial stability. However, the market has faced repeated episodes of stress in recent years. This paper examines the resilience of the euro-denominated repo market during recent episodes of elevated financial stress, drawing on...

This paper maps the euro-area digital-banking segment and assesses how digital banks transmit monetary policy relative to brick-and-mortar peers. I compile a hand-checked universe of over 170 digital banks (2016-2025) from supervisory data, classifying institutions by business model (e-retail,...

The purpose of this research is to analyze research trends related to banking liquidity creation, the factors influencing this process, the impact of created liquidity, and the direction for further research. Bibliographic sources were obtained from the Scopus database spanning from 2013 to...

Motivated by the coexistence of retail and wholesale banks with distinct risk profiles under uniform capital regulation, and by the lack of quantitative evidence on whether differentiated capital requirements can reduce bank runs and interbank frictions in low-income monetary unions, this paper...