Biodiversity, Natural Resources, and Financial Risks Nature loss is financial risk. Over half of global GDP depends on ecosystem services...

The global financial ecosystem is changing faster than ever. From climate shocks and digital disruption to demographic shifts and geopolitical...

Geopolitics has moved from the margins to the very core of global finance. What once appeared as isolated shocks has...

Why social fragmentation is now a core macro-financial risk—and how policymakers and markets can respond. Inequality, political polarization, and declining...

Sovereign debt remains a defining fault line for global markets. Emerging and frontier economies continue to face high debt burdens,...

In today’s interconnected financial ecosystem, information spreads faster than capital. Yet not all information is true. Rumors, deepfakes, and viral...

Ponzi games are not anomalies—they’re recurring financial pathologies. This report puts the anatomy of a Ponzi game front and center...

Insights from Bank & Finance — Presentation at the Colegio de Contadores Públicos de MéxicoSemana del Sistema Financiero · September...

Cyber threats are no longer just an IT problem—they are now one of the defining systemic risks in global finance....

Payments are at the heart of global finance. Today, they are undergoing one of the most profound transformations in decades,...

Two years ago, Ana, who runs a small appliance distributor in São Paulo, was turning away orders she couldn’t finance....

The global financial system is undergoing profound transformation. From the lingering effects of the 2008 crisis to the accelerating forces...

Extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and an accelerating policy shift toward decarbonization are not just environmental signals—they are financial...

Drawing on the firm’s signature analytical rigor and global perspective, this report explores the most pressing demographic transitions shaping markets,...

We are pleased to present the deep-dive report on Digital Currencies, designed to serve institutional investors, regulators, financial innovators, and...

The global artificial intelligence (AI) sector is at an inflection point, poised to reshape the banking and finance industry over...

Financing infrastructure with private participation is essential to bridging the global investment gap, estimated at US$18 trillion between 2016 and...

La reforma fiscal denominada “One Big Beautiful Bill”, impulsada por el Partido Republicano y aprobada el 3 de julio de...

La elección del 1 de junio de 2025 no solo definió quiénes ocuparán un asiento en la Suprema Corte de...

Alberto Ortiz Bolaños Desde la campaña electoral de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump se ha pronunciado de forma recurrente sobre temas...

En una entrevista exclusiva con el programa Economía Social, el Dr. Alberto Ortiz Bolaños, fundador de Bank and Finance, doctor...

A lo largo de la campaña electoral de Estados Unidos, el candidato republicano Donald Trump declaró sus intenciones de implementar...

In recent years, the subnational debt landscape in Mexico has undergone significant transformation. With the constant evolution of fiscal policy...

Deposit ProtectionAlberto Ortiz Bolaños, July 2024

A Benchmark Macroeconomic Model on Excess Deaths, Economic Production’s Losses and Economic Policies During the COVID-19 PandemicAlberto Ortiz Bolaños, October...

This week’s Bank and Finance presentation reviews the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses around the world in the aftermath of...

In this presentation we compute real interest rates for 38 countries and the Euro area to identify the prevalence of...

Bank and Finance, inicia una serie de análisis sobre la situación económica y social de México. Los estudios de esta...

In this research paper, we show the importance of considering non-linear effects when analyzing macroeconomic and financial linkages. The main...

In our continuing series of presentations on “New Sources of Economic Growth,” we are thrilled to announce the final topic:...