A new edition of InforBanca magazine has just been published online

Luís Laginha de Sousa examines the financing structure of the Portuguese economy and argues for strengthening the complementarity between banking and capital markets as a way to diversify corporate financing and reinforce the resilience of the financial system.

Stephan Fahr and Matei Kubinschi analyze how geopolitical tensions impact the financial system in light of a recent report by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).

Ricardo Oliveira Sousa charts the course toward a more preventive and collaborative conduct supervision, essential for keeping pace with an ecosystem increasingly fragmented across intermediaries, digital platforms and new risks such as digital fraud.

Miguel Neves Matias explores the role of conversational artificial intelligence in retail banking, showing that customer trust does not depend on the technical sophistication of the algorithms, but on how that capability is communicated.

Nuno Costa addresses investment psychology, explaining why even well-informed investors make irrational decisions under stress, and emphasizes that the value of the financial professional also lies in managing behaviors and expectations.

The "Banking Sector in a Minute" column, from the APB Centre for Studies and Publications, presents a quick, rigorous look at the sector's key indicators.