Safe Bank

KNF - the Polish Financial Supervision Authority, in cooperation with the quarterly Safe Bank, invites submissions for a special issue dedicated to the theme “Navigating through Uncertainty”. The special issue marks the 20th anniversary of the KNF and builds on the International Conference on Finance held in Warsaw on 23 September 2026.

Background

European financial systems operate today amid persistent sources of uncertainty: hybrid warfare, war in Ukraine, the fragmentation of trade and capital flows, elevated public debt, growing cyber threats. The International Conference on Finance held in Warsaw on 23 September 2026 approached these matters from three angles: the operational resilience of critical financial infrastructure, growth and financial stability in the current macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, and regional cooperation as a pathway to stronger financial markets. The special issue invites researchers, policymakers and practitioners to continue this debate using approaches from economics, finance, law, behavioural science, computer and data science, and information technology.

Topics of Interest

We welcome contributions addressing, among others, the following themes:

Cyber risk and the operational resilience of critical financial infrastructure, including: cyber threats to financial institutions and market infrastructures, the implementation and effects of DORA, ICT third-party and concentration risk, cooperation between financial supervisors, central banks and national security and cybersecurity agencies, risks associated with artificial intelligence being used to breaking security systems.

Growth, financing and financial stability in the current macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, including: transmission of geopolitical risk and fragmentation to bank balance sheets, funding costs and credit supply, the sovereign–bank nexus, interest-rate risk and bank profitability in a high-debt environment.

Guest Editor

Prof. Jacek Jastrzębski, University of Warsaw, Chair of the Board of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority

Submission Guidelines

• Topic and abstract submission deadline 25th October 2026.
• Submissions in English should clearly state the research question, methodology, and expected contributions.
• Papers must be original and previously not published elsewhere.
• The length of the submission should not exceed 20 standard manuscript pages, which corresponds to up to 36,000 characters excluding spaces.
• All submissions will undergo a peer review.

Important Dates

• Notification of acceptance: 5th December 2026
• Final paper due: 15th January 2027

Submission & Contact

Please send submission to: redakcja@bfg.pl with the subject line:  KNF-Safe Bank Call for Papers.
For any Q&A please contact: redakcja@bfg.pl