Contemporary Issues in Banking and Financial Services
A Special Issue of International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 434
Editors
Interests: corporate finance; financial analysis; banking and finance; financial intermediation; corporate governance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent years have exposed a growing set of vulnerabilities and tensions within the banking and financial services sector. Climate-related risks, repeated systemic shocks, geopolitical fragmentation, and rapid technological change have challenged traditional models of financial intermediation, risk management, and corporate financing. In response, financial institutions have been required to strengthen their resilience, refine risk assessment frameworks, and adapt credit and investment decisions to an environment characterised by heightened uncertainty and tighter regulatory scrutiny.
At the same time, policy and supervisory responses have expanded the scope of regulation, placing greater emphasis on financial stability, sustainability, and transparency, while digital innovation and the entry of new financial players have altered competitive dynamics across banking and financial services. These developments have increasingly blurred the boundaries between banking, corporate finance, and financial markets, raising important questions about the allocation of capital, the pricing of risk, and the role of financial institutions in supporting firms and the real economy.
This Special Issue contributes to ongoing debates by bringing together theoretical and empirical research on contemporary issues in banking and financial services. It aims to advance understanding of risk management and financial resilience, regulatory and supervisory challenges, and the interaction between banking and corporate finance, including credit allocation, financing constraints, and firms’ investment and sustainability strategies. Further topics of interest include sustainable and transition finance, the integration of ESG and climate-related risks into financial decision-making, digital transformation, fintech, and the emergence of new financial actors, across different institutional and geographical contexts.
Dr. Alberto Citterio
Prof. Dr. Rossella Locatelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- banking and financial services
- risk management and resilience
- sustainable and transition finance
- climate and geopolitical risk
- digital transformation and fintech
- financial regulation and supervision
- corporate finance and credit allocation
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