Professor Arner has recently held a launch event in London for his new book.
CCLS alumnus and Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong, Douglas Arner (Banking and Finance Law LLM, 1996 and Law PhD, 2005), has recently co-authored a new book, “FinTech: Finance, Technology, and Regulation”. The launch took place on Thursday, May 16th at the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) in London. During this event Professor Arner was joined by the CFTE co-founder Huy Nguyen Trieu and Pavle Avramovic of the Financial Conduct Authority for a discussion about the major issues dominating FinTech, RegTech, and Digital Finance over the coming years. The talks were followed by an exclusive book signing session and a chance to catch up over drinks.
Co-authored by Ross P. Buckley and Dirk A. Zetzsche and published by Cambridge University Press, the book offers an ideal reference for anyone seeking to understand the technological transformation of finance and the role of regulation in the world of FinTech. This is what Professor Arner says about the book: “In FinTech, Ross Buckley, Dirk Zetzsche and I consider the digital transformation of finance over the past 50 years and its implications going forward. We address the evolution of a range of innovations including blockchain, artificial intelligence, central bank digital currencies, DeFi and regtech, arguing for balanced proportional regulatory approaches to underpin development. We also analyse broader national strategies and approaches to support inclusive financial and sustainable development, focusing on digital financial infrastructure, regtech / suptech and innovation strategies.
Finally we highlight the emerging challenges going forward, in particular achieving sustainability across the UN Sustainable Development Goals, tensions between fragmentation and globalization, and the challenge of transformational new technologies going forward. The opportunities are immense but so are the challenges”.
For more information about the book and to access Professor Arner’s podcasts and video recordings on the topic, visit FinTech website.