Sustainability, Digital Transformation and Fintech: The New Challenges of the Banking Industry

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will comprise a selection of papers addressing relevant issues concerning the current challenges and opportunities for banking institutions internationally. In the current competitive scenario, the banking industry must contend with multiple challenges tied to regulations, legacy systems, disruptive models and technologies, new competitors, and a restive customer base, while pursuing new strategies for sustainable growth. Banking institutions that can address these emerging challenges and opportunities to effectively balance long-term goals with short-term performance pressures could be amply rewarded. Therefore, papers submitted to this Special Issue should cover topics including the digital transformation of the banking industry and its effect on sustainability, the emergence of new competitors such as Fintech companies, and the role of banking institutions in covering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Principles for Responsible Banking. General sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) topics related to the banking industry will also be welcomed. Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer-review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

The Special Issue is sponsored by the Santander Financial Institute (SANFI), a Spanish research and training institution created as a collaboration between Santander Bank and the University of Cantabria. SANFI works to identify, develop, support and promote knowledge, study, talent and innovation in the financial sector.

Prof. Dr. Andrea Pérez
Guest Editor

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