We sketch out two basic paradigms informing banking practice: the economistic paradigm focusing on profit maximization and the humanistic one, serving the common good. We then highlight paradigmatic cases to explore how each of these business models fared during the quasi-natural experiment of...

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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...

Foreword / by Steven Haberman -- Introduction: Navigating the centuries / Ouida Taaffe -- Banking, finance and society : what keeps the motor running? / Peter Hahn -- Standing the test of time / Paul Lynam -- What happens when nobody is watching : regulation, bank risk culture and achieving...