scholarly journals Decentralized Finance

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-203
Author(s):  
Dirk A Zetzsche ◽  
Douglas W Arner ◽  
Ross P Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Regulation ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Global Finance ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Financial Economy ◽  
Digital Assets ◽  
Financial Technology

ABSTRACT DeFi (‘decentralized finance’) has joined FinTech (‘financial technology’), RegTech (‘regulatory technology’), cryptocurrencies, and digital assets as one of the most discussed emerging technological evolutions in global finance. Yet little is really understood about its meaning, legal implications, and policy consequences. In this article we introduce DeFi, put DeFi in the context of the traditional financial economy, connect DeFi to open banking, and end with some policy considerations. We suggest that decentralization has the potential to undermine traditional forms of accountability and erode the effectiveness of traditional financial regulation and enforcement. At the same time, we find that where parts of the financial services value chain are decentralized, there will be a reconcentration in a different (but possibly less regulated, less visible, and less transparent) part of the value chain. DeFi regulation could, and should, focus on this reconcentrated portion of the value chain to ensure effective oversight and risk control. Rather than eliminating the need for regulation, in fact DeFi requires regulation in order to achieve its core objective of decentralization. Furthermore, DeFi potentially offers an opportunity for the development of an entirely new way to design regulation: the idea of ‘embedded regulation’. Regulatory approaches could be built into the design of DeFi, thus potentially decentralizing both finance and its regulation, in the ultimate expression of RegTech.

Legal, Tax and Accounting Treatment of Cryptocurrencies in Mexico

Global Jurist ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Emmanuel Delva Benavides ◽  
Francisco Ernesto Torres Amaya
Keyword(s):  
Legal Implications ◽  
Commercial Code ◽  
Digital Assets ◽  
Financial Technology

Abstract This study analyzes the legal implications of the operations with cryptocurrencies in Mexico, which are offered by financial technology institutions. Even though there is a Fintech Law, the regulation is not clear, and laws are lacking. This scenario is a consequence of categorizing the cryptocurrencies as digital assets but omitting in other laws like the Tax, Civil or Commercial Code. The conclusion assembles the possibility of extending and providing greater certainty to cryptocurrencies within the Mexican legislation by harmonizing the laws.

scholarly journals INTEGRATED ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSTITUTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR: DISPUTE RESOLUTION EFFORTS IN CONSUMER PROTECTION FRAMEWORK

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Lastuti Abubakar ◽  
Tri Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Consumer Protection ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
Financial Services Sector ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Legal Perspective ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Financial Technology

<em>This study examines and analyzes the legal implications of strengthening the integrated Alternative Dispute Resolution Institutions in the Financial Services Sector regulations. This study applies a normative juridical approach with descriptive-analytical research specifications. The data are analyzed using qualitative juridical analysis. Results show that: an Integrated Alternative Dispute Resolution Institutions in the Financial Services Sector is a dispute resolution institution that is in accordance with the characteristics of the financial services sector as an agent of trust and prioritizes consumer protection. It is expected that consumer dispute resolution is faster, cheaper, and fairer for both Business Actors and the consumers; strengthening of regulations on integrated ADR Institutions in the Financial Services Sector aims to create independent, fair, effective, and efficient dispute resolution capable of anticipating developments in the financial services sector that are increasingly complex from a legal perspective, the use of financial technology, and products/services across financial services sectors</em>

The FinTech Revolution and Financial Regulation: The Case of Online Supply-Chain Financing

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-hsien TSAI ◽  
Kuan-Jung PENG
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Financial Regulation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Light Touch ◽  
Supply Chain Financing ◽  
Financial Technology

AbstractOnline supply-chain financing has been a relatively novel funding channel for suppliers as small- and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) to obtain loans in that the revolution of financial technology (“FinTech”) transforms traditional supply-chain financing, which used to be administered only by official banks, to an online model also used by electronic commerce platforms (“e-commerce platform”). Endeavours towards financial inclusion of the underserved SMEs could rationalize why we should allow for or encourage FinTech innovations exemplified by the online supply-chain financing mentioned above. What would be an adaptive regulatory regime for such innovative FinTech-enabled financial services as the online supply-chain financing? Within our conceptual framework to regulate the FinTech industry at the early stage, rather than rigorous rules traditionally placed on large financial institutions, a principles-based strategy should be adopted to strike a balance between financial stability and access to financial services advanced by disruptive innovations. As a necessary complement, regulatory sandboxes would be needed to spur a shift in institutional philosophy to a principles-based regulatory regime. In other words, the regulatory attitude of FinTech regulation should be humble and light-touch to promote innovation for improving digital financial inclusion, albeit on the premise of containing potential systemic risk and protecting consumer interest in the meantime.

scholarly journals Financial technology and the future of banking

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Broby
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Customer Acquisition ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technology Applications ◽  
Financial Technology

AbstractThis paper presents an analytical framework that describes the business model of banks. It draws on the classical theory of banking and the literature on digital transformation. It provides an explanation for existing trends and, by extending the theory of the banking firm, it illustrates how financial intermediation will be impacted by innovative financial technology applications. It further reviews the options that established banks will have to consider in order to mitigate the threat to their profitability. Deposit taking and lending are considered in the context of the challenge made from shadow banking and the all-digital banks. The paper contributes to an understanding of the future of banking, providing a framework for scholarly empirical investigation. In the discussion, four possible strategies are proposed for market participants, (1) customer retention, (2) customer acquisition, (3) banking as a service and (4) social media payment platforms. It is concluded that, in an increasingly digital world, trust will remain at the core of banking. That said, liquidity transformation will still have an important role to play. The nature of banking and financial services, however, will change dramatically.

scholarly journals DOES FINTECH MATTER FOR INDONESIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH?

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-456
Author(s):  
Seema Wati Narayan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
First Year ◽  
Stock Market Development ◽  
Endogenous Growth Theory ◽  
Investment And Financing ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Financial Technology

This paper investigates the role of financial technology (FinTech) in propelling economic growth in Indonesia from 1998 to 2018. The FinTech industry employs a technology-based business model to provide financial services, including lending, payment, investment, and financing services. The study is motivated by endogenous growth theory, which seeks to explain technology as the most important driver of economic growth. The study finds that FinTech startups are positively correlated with Indonesia’s economic growth. FinTech firms in their first year are found to be disruptive, but they fail to have serious consequences on Indonesia’s economic growth; however, they seem to significantly encourage economic growth in their second year. These findings are derived after accounting for other important growth determinants, namely, capital per labor, foreign direct investment (FDI), stock market development, and trade openness.

scholarly journals Vineyards production cycle with SPA technologies

2020 ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Marco Vieri ◽  
Daniele Sarri ◽  
Stefania Lombardo ◽  
Marco Rimediotti ◽  
Riccardo Lisci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Great Variability ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Production Cycle ◽  
Research Development ◽  
The Core ◽  
Event Risk

The use of Precision Agriculture in the vineyard chain has had a strong evolution over the last years, due to the need to risks control derived by pest and climate change. The great variability of the specific environment, dimension and infrastructure have determined more research development than market ready technologies, in comparison with what is happened in tillage crops. In viticulture, pest and climate dangerous event risk control, with IoT technologies is the core of innovation, then there is the vigour control of the vines by monitoring an agronomical management. For the high value chain of wine traceability and sustainability, key indexes are fundamental. Digital and high tech territorial platforms are essential to increase PA technologies acquisition in grape and wine value chain.

scholarly journals Early Adopters to Early Majority - What's Driving the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Powered Transformation in Financial Services?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Srikrishna Chintalapati
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
Portfolio Management ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Retail Banking ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Customer Life Cycle ◽  
Digital Disruption ◽  
The Impact

From retail banking to corporate banking, from property and casualty to personal lines, and from portfolio management to trade processing, the next wave of digital disruption in financial services has been unleashed by the concepts and applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Together, AI and ML are undoubtedly creating one of the largest technological transformations the world has ever witnessed. Within the advanced streams of research in AI and ML, human intelligence blended with the cognitive reasoning of machines is finally out of the labs and into real-time applications. The Financial Services sector is one of the early adopters of this revolution and arguably much ahead of its leverage compared to other sectors. Built on the conceptual foundations of Innovation diffusion, and a contemporary perspective of enterprise customer life-cycle journey across the AI-value chain defined by McKinsey Global Institute (2017), the current study attempts to highlight the features and use-cases of early-adopters of this transformation. With the theoretical underpinning of technology adoption lifecycle, this paper is an earnest attempt to comment on how AI and ML have been significantly transforming the Financial Services market space from the lens of a domain practitioner. The findings of this study would be of particular relevance to the subject matter experts, Industry analysts, academicians, and researchers focussed on studying the impact of AI and ML in the financial services industry.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF COLLABORATION VALUE CHAIN DESIGN AT REWARD-BASED CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMS AND MUSIC INDUSTRY IN INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Octadila Laily Anggraeni ◽  
Elvia Shauki
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Value Chain Analysis ◽  
Design Collaboration ◽  
Funding Model ◽  
Chain Analysis ◽  
New Business ◽  
Financial Technology

<em>Industry 4.0 has brought many changes, in the financial sector there is financial technology. One form of financial technology is crowdfunding. Creative industries are quite high sectors that use crowdfunding as a funding model. This research includes collaboration between crowdfunding and the music industry. In the process of collaboration between the crowdfunding and the music industry, the parties need to conduct a value chain analysis and find out their competitive advantages to maximize fundraising. The consequence of collaboration between the crowdfunding and the music industry is the presence of new business models accompanied by changes in the value chain. This study aims to determine value chain design collaboration between reward-based crowdfunding and the music industry. This research is based on the value network theory, using a qualitative approach with multi-cases study design. This research was conducted by gathering information through interviews with crowdfunding and the music industry. The results show that collaboration leads to changes in value chain design. Crowdfunding has changed the pattern of production in the music industry with its involvement in funding, sales, and distribution. Other forms of crowdfunding and other creative industries require further investigation. This study aims to help practitioners understand how reward-based crowdfunding is changing the music industry.</em>

scholarly journals The Development of Digital Economy in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Regina Joanita
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Banking Services ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Financial Technology

Industrial Era 4.0 changed the entire chain and management of all branches of industry with various technologies. All financial-based services are developing rapidly in Indonesia marked by the emergence of many start-up companies. Rapid changes to digital banking and financial technology show that technology can play a strategic role in providing financial services that can be accessed quickly. The availability of digital banking services and products is highly valued by customers, both individuals and business people, especially in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The large selection of digital banking products is certainly intended to motivate customers to love and be loyal customers and become part of the modern lifestyle. The presence of the digital economy is a new opportunity as well as a serious threat to the banking industry that is churning into digital banking in order to retain customers and attract new customers from millennials.

scholarly journals Digitalization of Financial Services in Albania Under Restricted Measures Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Rezana Balla
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Financial Industry ◽  
Technology Innovations ◽  
Markets And Institutions ◽  
New Business ◽  
Job Challenges ◽  
Digital Transactions ◽  
Financial Technology

Under the restricted measures due to the global pandemic Covid-19, like all other services, financial services had difficulties in performing their financial activities. These difficulties are stronger at countries where financial services are denied for a long time. Financial services denial is an issue that has affected not only Albania but small Balkan countries as well. The reasons for this denial are many, but among them we can distinguish the lack of credit experience, as one of the common reasons to be excluded in these countries from the development of the financial sector. Currently, one of the reasons for the financial denial is the emergency created by Covid-19, where physical distancing and other measures taken by governments to restrict movement and services make financial service impossible. Thus, one of the most effective ways to perform financial services remotely is financial technology. Financial technology refers to the possibilities of financial innovation through technology that can result in new business models, applications, processes, or products with an effectiveness related to financial markets and institutions and the provision of financial services. This paper aims to present the challenges of the legal framework and regulatory institutions, to provide recommendations for its improvement, to enable the development of financial technology in the financial market in Albania. The paper address issues such as the Bank of Albania's consideration on the Directive (EU) 2015/2366 On Payment Services (PSD II). What benefits or challenges would its implementation bring? How is the financial industry projected after the implementation of PSD II? What are the biggest job challenges with payment institutions that have not been to the market before or that bring technology innovations? The paper addresses the issue of money laundering through online digital transactions as well.

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