Course Summary
This course will explore the intersection of finance, technology, and law. Students will learn about the latest trends in fintech and regulatory issues surrounding it.Key Learning Points
- Understand the role of fintech in the financial industry
- Learn about the legal and regulatory challenges facing fintech companies
- Explore the potential for fintech to disrupt traditional financial services
Related Topics for further study
- Fintech Trends
- Regulatory Compliance
- Disruptive Innovation
- Digital Financial Services
- Blockchain Technology
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the current state of fintech and its potential to disrupt traditional financial services
- Identify legal and regulatory challenges facing fintech companies
- Develop strategies for navigating regulatory compliance in fintech
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic understanding of financial services
- Familiarity with technology and innovation
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
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- Blockchain and Money
- Digital Transformation Strategy
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Author and Fintech Influencer
Related Books
Description
Being a successful FinTech firm requires more than just great technology; it also requires an understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to your business. This course will provide you with that understanding. You will learn about the critical legal, regulatory, and policy issues associated with cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings, online lending, new payments and wealth management technologies, and financial account aggregators. In addition, you will learn how regulatory agencies in the U.S. are continually adjusting to the emergence of new financial technologies and how one specific agency has proposed a path for FinTech firms to become regulated banks. You will also learn the basics of how banks are regulated in the U.S.
Outline
- Welcome to FinTech Law and Policy
- Introduction to the Course
- What is FinTech?
- Course Information
- Legal Disclaimer
- The Evolving Relationship Between FinTechs, Regulators, and Traditional Financial Institutions
- Explaining What Can Go Wrong When FinTechs Don't Understand Regulation
- Regulatory Challenges Facing U.S. FinTech Firms
- FinTech Evolution and Investment Trends
- How FinTech is Challenging Regulators
- Regulatory Sandboxes
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings
- Explaining Cryptocurrency
- Regulating Cryptocurrency as Money
- Regulating Cryptocurrency as a Commodity
- Regulating Cryptocurrency as Property
- Explaining Initial Coin Offerings
- Regulating Initial Coin Offerings
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- FinTech Lending
- Explaining FinTech Credit
- U.S. and Global Landscape
- Regulatory and Legal Considerations
- Common Lending Models
- Vulnerabilities of FinTech Credit
- Additional Legal Considerations
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Banking Regulation in the U.S.
- Creating and Regulating a Bank
- Special Purpose FinTech Charter
- Industrial Loan Company
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- FinTech Payments, Wealth Management, and Account Aggregation
- Introduction to Traditional Payment Systems
- Card Based Payments and Interbank Transfers
- Mobile Payment Developments
- Decentralized Payments
- A Push for Faster Payments in the U.S.
- FinTech Wealth Management
- Financial Account Aggregators
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Graded Lesson Quiz
- Final Course Exam
Lee Reiners, CFA
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