Financial services firms play a key role in the European economy. The efficiency and profitability of these firms and the competition among them have an impact on allocation of savings, financing of investment, economic growth, the stability of the financial system and the transmission of...

The widespread financial exclusion in Africa despite the continent's high adoption of financial technology (Fintech) suggests that there is a gap between Fintech's adoption and its actual usefulness. This study seeks to measure Fintech's usefulness, its growth and identify its determinants in a...

The authors employ panel Vector Error Correction Models (VECM) and cointegration framework to identify the existence and direction of the causal association between foreign direct investment (FDI) in financial services and financial development for 26 emerging economies for the period 2003-2015....

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between financial development, openness in financial services trade and economic growth in BRICS countries for the period 1990–2012. Design/methodology/approach - An index for financial development has been constructed using...