FB500 – Regulation of Innovative Financial Technologies (RegTech/LegTech)
Master of Science in Financial Services
Core Course
FB500 – Regulation of Innovative Financial Technologies (RegTech/LegTech)
Course Unit Code: FB500
Type Of Unit: Elective
Level of Course Unit: Second cycle
Year of Study: First/second year
Semester: On demand
Number of ECTS Credits: 6
Class Contact Hours: 28
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to familiarize attendants with: The major types and applications of technological innovation in the financial services sector; The legal and regulatory treatment of such innovative phenomena; and The content and objectives of current legislative and regulatory initiatives at EU and national level.
Learning Outcomes
- Be familiar with the major types of technological innovation in he financial services sector.
- Be familiar with the requirements financial services professionals are expected to comply with when making use of financially innovative technological solutions.
- Be familiar with the content of the current and upcoming provisions governing such activities.
- Be in a position to distinguish the overaching policy principles behind the regulatory treatment of financial innovation.
- Be familiar with similar regimes in the EU and internationally.
Course Content
Course Features
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; in-class discussion and debates; in-class exercises; problem sets; team work; video case studies, team presentations, interactive online learning via Moodle (quizzes, assignments, forums)
Assessment methods and criteria
10% Participation
90% Final Exam
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not applicable
Readings
Recommended or required reading
Online sources:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:f69f89bb-fe54- 11ea-b44f-01aa75ed71a1.0001.02/DOC_1&format=PDF
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