Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation and Supervision

By Charles R Taylor, Christopher Wilson, Eija Holttinen, Anastasiia Morozova

January 10, 2020

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Charles R Taylor, Christopher Wilson, Eija Holttinen, and Anastasiia Morozova. Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation and Supervision, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed December 21, 2024

Summary

Fintech developments are shaking up mandates within the existing regulatory architecture. It is not uncommon for financial sector agencies to have multiple policy objectives. Most often the policy objectives for these agencies reflect prudential, conduct and financial stability policy objectives. In some cases, financial sector agencies are also allocated responsibility for enhancing competition and innovation. When it comes to fintech, countries differ to some extent in the manner they balance the objectives of promoting the development of fintech and regulating it. Countries see fintech as a means of achieving multiple policy objectives sometimes with lesser or greater degrees of emphasis, such as accelerating development and spurring financial inclusion, while others may support innovation with the objective of promoting competition and efficiency in the provision of financial services. This difference in emphasis may impact institutional structures, including the allocation of staff resources. Conflicts of interest arising from dual roles are sometimes managed through legally established prioritization of objectives or establishment of separate internal reporting lines for supervision and development.

Subject: Economic sectors, Financial regulation and supervision, Financial sector, Financial services, Fintech, Institutional arrangements for revenue administration, Revenue administration, Technology

Keywords: Arrangements for Fintech regulation, Financial sector, Fintech, Fintech development, Fintech development, Fintech firm, Fintech innovation, Fintech issue, Fintech policy objective, Fintech regulation, Fintech responsibility, Fintech unit, FTN, Global, Institutional arrangements for revenue administration, SupervisionInstitutional arrangement

Publication Details

Pages:

19
Volume:

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Series:

FinTech Notes No. 2019/002
Stock No:

FTNEA2019002
ISBN:

9781513520308
ISSN:

2664-5912

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