Building Regional Payment Areas: The Single Rule Book Approach

E-print/Working paper (2022)

Open Banking, Open Data and Open Finance: Lessons from the European Union

in Jeng, Open Banking (2022)

The EU’s Impact on Data-driven Finance

in Common Market Law Review (2021)

Regulating Libra

in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies (2021)

Sovereign Digital Currencies: Reshaping the Design of Money and Payment Systems

in 15:1 Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems (2021)

TechRisk

in Singapore Journal of Legal Studies (2021)

Building FinTech Ecosystems: Regulatory Sandboxes, Innovation Hubs and Beyond

in Washington University Journal of Law & Policy (2020), 61

Around the world, regulators and policymakers are working to support the development of financial technology (FinTech) ecosystems. As one example, over 50 jurisdictions have now established or announced ... [more ▼]

Around the world, regulators and policymakers are working to support the development of financial technology (FinTech) ecosystems. As one example, over 50 jurisdictions have now established or announced “financial regulatory sandboxes”. Others have announced or established “innovation hubs”, sometimes incorporating a regulatory sandbox as one element. This article argues that innovation hubs provide all the benefits that the policy discussion associates with regulatory sandboxes, while avoiding most downsides of regulatory sandboxes, and that many benefits typically attributed to sandboxes are the result of inconsistent terminology, and actually accrue from the work of innovation hubs. The paper presents, as the first contribution of its kind, data on regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs and argues that the data so far available on sandboxes does not justify the statement that regulatory sandboxes are the most effective approach to building FinTech ecosystems. Given that regulatory sandboxes require significant financial contributions, sometimes new legislation, and intense regulatory risk management, and that sandboxes do not work as well on a stand-alone basis (i.e. without an innovation hub), while innovation hubs alone can provide more significant benefits in supporting the development of a FinTech ecosystem, regulators should focus their resources on developing effective innovation hubs, including in appropriate cases a sandbox as one possible element. [less ▲]

The Future of Data-Driven Finance and RegTech

in Journal of Law and Policy (2020), 61

The Future of Data-Driven Finance and RegTech: Lessons from EU Big Bang II

in Stanford J. of Law and Policy (2020)

Fintech Toolkit: Smart Regulatory and Market Approaches to Financial Technology Innovation

E-print/Working paper (2020)