scholarly journals Regulation, Competition and Partnership in the Financial Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-276
Author(s):  
Stefan Vachkov ◽  
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Nedyalko Valkanov ◽  

This article analyses current regulatory tendencies, provoked by the entry of the BigTechs in the financial services segment. Against that background, new forms of cooperation between financial institutions and the possibilities for their partnership with the financial regulators are reviewed.

Bankarstvo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-89
Author(s):  
Snežana Knežević ◽  
Aleksandar Živković ◽  
Stefan Milojević

Modern banks have a specific role and a whole range of functions of paramount importance, as financial institutions for granting loans, creating loans, mobilizing savings and economic development. In the financial sector, there is a growing number of people who are using increasingly innovative and creative ways of targeting all perceived weaknesses in banks and credit approval systems. The persons committing fraud have become increasingly sophisticated, which means that measures to prevent fraud must be constantly developed to ensure that they are able to deal with the threat. The fight against fraud is crucial for financial services institutions. This article aims not only to briefly describe the role of internal control and internal audit in detecting possible fraud in banks, as profit-oriented organizations in today's complex and highly changing business environment, but also to point out the advantages they have in the more efficient management of bank activities.


Author(s):  
Tadeo Andrew Satta

This paper examines whether financial-sector policy changes introduced in Tanzania during the last decade have improved bank finance availability to small enterprises. Study findings reveal that, despite these changes, the level of bank finance to small enterprises is still insignificant. Results likewise indicate that, apart from bringing about limited competition in the provision of financial services, these changes have resulted in the concentration of most financial institutions in urban areas and in only a few regions/provinces. This also negatively affects bank finance availability to small enterprises. These findings have several policy implications for the growth of small enterprises in the country. Key among them is the need for a new approach to policy that will improve bank finance availability to small enterprises.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (229) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  

Fintech developments hold the promise of having a far-reaching impact on the Singaporean financial services sector, bringing both opportunities and new risks. Technological innovation is one of the most influential developments affecting the financial sector. While fintech promises opportunities for new entrants and incumbents, innovation and change introduce new risks for clients, financial institutions (FIs) and the system. Early indications suggest that while a significant amount of activity has taken place across the financial services landscape, the impact is largely characterized as helping incumbents deliver financial services in a more efficient manner as opposed to disrupting existing business models. Nonetheless, disruption could be around the corner.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 159
Author(s):  
Rezana Balla ◽  
Kamarul Bahari Yaakub

Currently, the number of financial institutions has been increased in Albania, which provides Albanian citizens with access to various financial services, mainly to obtain financing services in the form of microcredit. Given the history of our people, not all the Albanian citizens have had opportunity to have access and to benefit from various financial services. Denial of financial services is an issue that has affected not only Albania, but also other small Balkan countries. The reasons for this denial are numerous, but among them, we can distinguish the lack of lending experience, as one of the common reasons for being excluded in these countries from the development of the financial sector. Taking into consideration that, the growth of financial institutions led to the growth of financial services by raising awareness and financial education of citizens. Finally, the Bank of Albania , as the supervisor of financial activities, intends to set a ceiling on the interest of consumer loans provided by non-bank financial institutions and commercial banks in Albania. This paper aims to present through a professional legal treatment all the challenges of the legal and institutional framework of the Bank of Albania, itself in undertaking this initiative. The questions we intend to answer through this paper are: Is the Bank of Albania legitimized to set a ceiling interest rate for consumer credit? What are the benefits or challenges that this initiative will bring to the financial sector? How will this regulation affect the criminal offense of "Credit Fraud"? How will the financial industry be designed after the implementation of the initiative? Will it have any impact on customer beneficial? etc.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (43) ◽  
pp. 20-34
Author(s):  
Svitlana Mishchenko ◽  
Dmytro Dorofeiev

The article examines the current state and prospects for the introduction and implementation the innovations in the non-banking financial sector of Ukraine, which is considered as an independent systemic financial innovation in the domestic financial market. On the basis of analysis of the main trends of the non-banking financial sector, four main stages have been identified: 1991-1999 - the period of formation on the basis of the creation of new financial institutions and the use of new financial instruments, operations and technologies; 2000-2008 - the stage of extensive innovative development; 2009-2013 - post-crisis recovery; 2014 and to date - the transition to an intensive use of innovations. The main challenges hampering the implementation of financial innovations include the following ones: insufficient level of capitalization of financial institutions; imperfect legislative and regulatory framework; low level of inclusiveness of financial services; lack of managerial mechanisms for the implementation of financial innovations; insufficient level of supervision of the non-bank financial institution activities in the field of the use of financial innovations. The main types of perspective financial innovations are determined, and it is substantiated that the main directions of solving existing problems are the following: higher capital requirements, solvency and liquidity of financial institutions; ensuring efficient functioning of an extensive network of non-bank financial institutions and stimulating regional diffusion of financial innovations; increasing the level of corporate governance; improving the regulation systems of the non-bank financial institution activities in the field of using financial innovations based on the implementation the best European practices.


e-Finanse ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 60-73
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Alińska ◽  
Izabela Czepirska

Abstract The reasons for disintermediation in the financial systems can be found on both sides of supply and demand. This progressing phenomenon is a result of numerous changes in the post-crisis financial sector landscape. In this article, the authors analyse the underlying causes of the shift away from formal financial institutions in the area of financial services as well as present the Polish payment services market as an example of banks’ receding role in the traditional intermediation between market players.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-129
Author(s):  
Irma Sari Permata

Financial institutions of the banking sector are one of the financial institutions that serve as the measure of progress of a country. To realize the financial system that grows continuously and stable, and able to protect the interests of consumers and society, the Government established the OJK (Financial Services Authority). This research uses secondary data relating to the level of effectiveness of consumer protection of financial services. Data collection techniques through observation, library studies. The result of this research is the development of consumer complaints in the banking financial sector. It is expected that the research has increased education by conducting socialization on consumers and monitoring and surveying of banks, in order to minimize the mistakes committed by the banking sector.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
Dr. Krishnendu Ghosh

Global Financial Crisis of 2008 has caused dramatic structural changes in the financial sector and financial services worldwide. Technological disruption has changed the dimension of finance around the world. Increasing threats of cyber-attacks has raised a serious concern for the banking and financial sector across the entire world. Supervisory mechanisms, compliances and regulations have become the key factors of consideration. The paper stresses out an importance of stringent financial regulations and regulatory compliance in the recent era of technological changes and innovations towards financial stability. This paper attempts to establish a strong theoretical overview of the promise and potential of the Regulatory Technologies (RegTech) for the wider financial ecosystem based on existing academic research and also publicly available practice-oriented insights from industry sources. The purpose of this paper is to develop an insight about the implications of RegTech for financial institutions and regulation. This study will help regulatory standard setters, bankers, investors, national & international financial institutions and other academicians to envisage the future of disruptive potential in financial technology.


2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Hanna Buha ◽  

The article emphasizes the unprecedented growth of the role and importance of monetary relations in the formation of the market component of society, by supplementing it – the financial market and financial services markets, non-bank financial institutions professionally engaged in large-scale financial transactions. In this regard, monetary relations in their interaction with legal norms give rise to financial legal relations, which simplifies and disciplines the understanding and perception of monetary relations as an object of financial and legal regulation. It is stated that the regulatory impact on monetary relations in the activities of non-bank financial latter in market relations goes beyond public finance, expanding due to corporate and private finance, their market component, and the volume of private and commercial monetary resources in such conditions are one of the parties to the financial and credit relations. The environment for the implementation of modern monetary policy is formed by many factors, which together create extremely difficult conditions and reduce the effectiveness of monetary policy in achieving its goals. However, the most significant is the spread of the global financial crisis, to overcome which Ukraine needs to improve the legal framework for monetary regulation and apply market mechanisms to regulate the credit system. From a legal point of view, it is important when considering monetary relations (especially the forms of their expression) to understand the substantial nature of the financial mechanism as a whole. It is not the institutions of the financial system such as commercial banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment funds or other institutions that generate credit as such, but, on the contrary, the existence of monetary relations generates the relevant institutions. And this is not just a scholastic play on words or manipulation of scientific concepts, but a legal fact. Thus, despite the rather intensive formation, the non-banking financial sector has not yet become the main and convenient mechanism for providing the real sector of the economy with the necessary financial resources. They are going through the initial period of their formation, their development remains little dynamic, sometimes even chaotic, which is why it is important to further study their legal nature, activities, functions they perform in the economy of the state and so on. In order to minimize the risks that may result from the lack of stability, transparency and competitiveness of the non-banking financial sector, it is necessary to strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of bodies regulating the financial services market and create an effective system for preventing crimes committed by non-banking financial institutions. Public policy in the non-banking financial sector should be aimed at: creating a system of risk identification, monitoring and ongoing analysis of the financial services market in order to ensure opportunities to take precautions to ensure financial security; strengthening transparency and openness in the activities of financial institutions and the body that carries out state regulation and supervision of such institutions; increasing the solvency and financial stability of non-bank financial institutions; ensuring proper protection of consumers of non-banking financial services; preventing the use of non-bank financial institutions for unproductive withdrawal of capital abroad.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-192
Author(s):  
Luqmanul Hakiem Ajuna

Economic transactions in the financial services sector are increasing in latest years, this is indicated by the growing development of Islamic financial institutions in Indonesia supported by government policies regarding the sector. Later worries emerged as the financial sector was rapidly advancing, namely increasingly fierce competition between the managerial financial sectors in question which had an impact on the neglect of sharia values in the service products it sparked. There are many methods of ijtihad, beside Quranic and Sunnah method, that can be used as an alternative choice in maintaining sharia values in sharia financial sector products. For example the method of ijtihad maslahah mursalah which, although it is currently still debated among Muslim scholars and scholars, has an influence on the Islamic financial sector.


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