Fintech regulation in the European Union: trends and blurred lines

Authors

  • Janika Aben Visiting lecturer, TalTech-Tallinn University of Technology
  • Paula Etti Expert in new technologies and finances; adviser of Ministry of Finance of Estonia

Keywords:

European Union, Fintech, digital finance, crowdfunding platforms, crowdfunding, crowdlending, financial services, digital operations

Abstract

Digitalisation, innovative financial services technologies and new business models hope for borderless markets. Financial technology (Fintech) is looking to be another player in this market. In order to increase the integrity of the EU common market and the size of its capital market, new legislative initiatives have been designed to level the playing field for all participants and to rethink the traditional concepts of capital flows and instruments and the risks associated with opening the capital market up to new participants. Financial services like crowdfunding platforms are transforming the services concept, while the risks associated with the digital operations of financial services place the entire digital finance world on the same level. In this context, this paper examines the EU's efforts to create a seamless legal environment.

Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals n.º 131, p. 95-114
Quadrimestral (May-September 2022)
ISSN:1133-6595 | E-ISSN:2013-035X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24241/rcai.2022.131.2.95/en

Reception date: 25.11.21 ; Acceptance date: 03.05.22

Published

2023-02-13

How to Cite

Aben, J., & Etti, P. . (2023). Fintech regulation in the European Union: trends and blurred lines. Revista CIDOB d’Afers Internacionals, (131), 95–113. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/cidob/article/view/97323

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