Over the recent years, the development of internet banking and mobile banking has had a considerable impact on competition in the retail banking industry. In some countries, the regulatory framework has been adapted to allow non-banks to operate in retail payments and compete with banks for...

Over the recent years, the development of Internet banking and mobile banking has had a considerable impact on competition in the retail banking industry. In some countries, the regulatory framework has been adapted to allow non-banks to operate in retail payments and compete with banks for...

Strategische Entscheidungen und die Trennung von Eigentum und Kontrolle -- Reputation im Zusammenspiel von Kapitalgebern und Management -- Die Bewertung von M&A-Transaktionen -- Die amerikanische Banken- und Telekommunikationsindustrie -- Empirische Untersuchung -- Fazit und Schlussbemerkungen.

This paper analyses the role of banks in financing SMEs in Britain and Germany.