1. Introduction -- 2. Banks Performance and FinTech M&As: A Theoretical Perspective -- 3. FinTech Challenges & Opportunities in a Global Perspective -- 4. Banking Business Models: Overview, Evolution and Challenges for Worldwide Banks -- 5. Empirical Evidence on Banks' Performance Improvements...

PART I: Overview of Banking and Finance -- 1. Introduction: An Overview of Africa’s Financial Systems -- PART II: FinTech, Financial Inclusion and Banking Sector Development -- 2. Inflation, Interest Rates and Exchange Rates in Africa -- 3. Bank Market Structure and Competition in Africa -- 4....

Foreward, by Vittorio Santoro -- Chapter 1 Introduction, by the Editors -- Part I “The EUROPEAN UNION” -- Chapter 2Intermediaries’ model in banking and finance and the treatment of fintech in the European Union: a critical approach, by Patrick Barban -- Chapter 3 FinTech and competition...

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