The global financial crisis has induced a series of failures of most conventional banks. This
study investigates the main sources of banking fragility. We use a sample of 49 banks …

Abstract Manuscript type Review Research Question/Issue Bank governance has become
the focus of a flurry of recent research and heated policy debates. However, the literature …

In the recent years, the concerns raised by environmentalists, over the excessive usage of
electricity, particularly in the mining of cryptocurrencies, have caught the attention of the …

This paper examines whether the development of the financial technology (fintech) industry
affects cost efficiency and the technology adopted for China's banking industry over the …

In the context of developing FinTech innovation, a commercial bank's use of FinTech
innovation can improve its risk management capability, thereby reducing its risk-taking. This …

Financial inclusion has gone beyond the rhetoric surrounding social development and
financial stability, but also expanding into pathos of arbitrage benefits made from cheap …

This study examines the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the performance and stability
of the banking sector. Our sample consists of 2073 banks in 106 countries from 2016Q1 to …

Using a sample of China's A-share listed companies from 2011 to 2018, this research
examines the impact of financial technology (FinTech) on financing constraints experienced …

This paper investigates the impact of economic policy uncertainty on financial stability. Using
data for 23 countries over the period of 1996 to 2016, we show that the impact is negative …

This study examines the role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial
access on income inequality in 48 African countries for the period 2004–2014. Information …