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The COVID-19 pandemic has become a key event that has changed our lives. Businesses had to change their daily operations, and working from home has become the norm. Almost everyone who is working from home must use some type of digital technology. It is possible to say that business activities and business models have undergone some form of digital transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we chose a company that was affected by these changes, and the main goal of our research was the identification of how the digital transformation that was caused by the pandemic changed the business models of the selected company. Because the analyzed company is operating in the financial sector, this article is a case study. The basic activities and elements of the business models of the selected company, before and during the pandemic, were identified using the Business Model Canvas. We propose a set of key performance indicators (KPIs), based on the Balanced Scorecard, for measuring the newly identified activities and elements of the business models that arose in the company as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The knowledge gained in this article shows how the digital transformation changed the functioning of the selected company. The conclusions of this article are mainly for the companies that are considering their own digitalization, which contributes to the long-term sustainability of banking.

Electromobility is one form of transport that is suitable for achieving the goals of carbon neutrality. Therefore, if stakeholders want to be informed, the aim of the article is to examine trends in the field of electromobility. Trends are explored using a systematic literature review. The selected areas are specific factors affecting electromobility, which are market characteristics and value-added services. A specific area of inquiry is important for the reason that if businesses providing or dealing with electromobility are successful in the market, it is necessary to analyse their market position or characteristics of the market in which they operate. If it is clear which laws apply in the market, the company can adapt its offer to the trends that affect the given business segment. The same applies to policy makers, new knowledge can be applied in policy making. Data, about the market and services that are offered on the market, provide knowledge to stakeholders that focus their activities on electromobility. Furthermore, this article provides not only information about the current state of affairs, but also further directions research should take to map electromobility from point of view of market characteristics and value-added services.

Technological progress is synonymous with current and past changes. In the past these changes led to increased efficiency of production. Driving forces behind today's technological progress are digital technologies. Emergence of digital businesses significantly contributes to a new type of economy, which acquires the adjective digital. Building on the experience gained from the technological advances of past centuries, digital technologies, which make the digital economy by the mass use of them, are and will be an important factor influencing economic growth. Therefore, the aim of this article is to propose the measure of the scale and potential of digital economy. Measurements are realized in the form of composite indicator designed for the policymakers that deal with the creation of strategies for further growth and the direction of national economies. This composite indicator consists of individual indicators related to tree areaseconomy, labour and skills, that can be used to determine the scale and the potential of the digital economy. The scale of the digital economy varies across the examined countries. An interesting finding is the fact that the scale of the digital economy is not conditioned by the geographical or economic scale of the state.

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