Improving the regulation of banks has been at the centre of economic policy actions since the outbreak of the global financial crisis. One of the many and conceptually very different measures proposed is to improve the corporate governance of banks by setting qualification standards for banks’...

This article examines the spread of financialization in Germany before the financial crisis. It provides an up-to date overview on the literature on financialization and reviews which of the phenomena typically associated with financialization have emerged in Germany. In particular, the article...

Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Vorwort -- Kapitel 1 Einflussfaktor Digitalisierung -- Banken erweitern Ökosystem -- Digitaler Wandel bedroht das klassische Geschäftsmodell -- Digitalisierung konsequent zu Ende gedacht -- Deutsche FinTechs: ein Überblick -- FinTechs in den USA: eine kritische...