Internet banking in Jordan has developed rapidly since the year 2001 as most of the Jordanian banks have adopted some form of Internet usage and launched websites to serve their customers. Such efforts will not be successful without customers accepting Internet banking. The stud…
The purpose of this dissertation is to address the policies intended to minimize risks and consequences of banking crises and bank runs in developing countries in the context of a developing country, Turkey. The first part of the study empirically investigates reasons of bank fa…
The main objective of this thesis is to examine the causes of the bankruptcy of Esbank, Turkey. This case study shows the links between bankruptcy and corruption. The study demonstrates that bankruptcy for profit, namely looting and outright fraud in the form of lending resource…
Four essays were written to examine the efficiency, market structure, and competitive conditions in the Turkish banking industry. First essay investigates a panel of 51 commercial banks operating in the Turkish banking industry over the period 1988-1996 with respect to X-efficie…
This series of essays examines the role of bank networks before, during and after the Turkish banking crisis of 1999-2001. The analysis focuses on different aspects of bank interaction, such as payment and settlement systems, mergers and acquisitions and technology sharing. Afte…
Over the past decade the Islamic finance sector internationally has grown steadily and rapidly. However, Islamic banking has been much slower to catch on in the United States, due in large part to rigid regulatory standards and lack of legislative accommodations made specificall…
This thesis seeks to examine the connection between international bank supervision and Islamic banking, specifically, the question of how to supervise and regulate an Islamic bank in a conventional banking environment. I argue that because Islamic banking differs from convention…
Shari'a compliant home mortgage replacement products (SCHMRP) are not a choice but compulsion for a large number of Muslims in North America, based on dictates of their faith. An equitable and affordable access to home mortgages necessitates, in their case, access and supply of …
Islamic banking is one of the emerging fields in the global financial market, growing at a very fast pace all around the world. This study is primarily concerned with the theory of Islamic banking and its practice in Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The research seeks to analyze the theo…
Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) are late twentieth century institutions designed to help Muslims conduct business internationally while simultaneously upholding traditional Islamic values related to trade finance and currency movement. The basis for their existence is the …