A Study on Legal Safeguards and Risk Control in FinTech Regulatory Sandboxes

Journal: Modern Economics & Management Forum DOI: 10.32629/memf.v6i3.4000

Lina Jiang1, Pin Shen2, Xiaolu Hu2

1. Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China
2. Faculty of Finance, City University of Macau, Taipa, Macao, China; School of Accounting, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Abstract

This paper discusses the legal safeguards and risk control strategies in FinTech regulatory sandboxes. By analyzing the practice of international regulatory sandboxes and combining it with the actual situation in China, it proposes a set of legal safeguards framework and risk control system of regulatory sandboxes suitable for China's national conditions, aiming at balancing the relationship between FinTech innovation and financial stability and promoting the healthy development of FinTech. The study centers on exploring how to carry out FinTech innovation in a controlled environment, ensuring consumer protection and data privacy, preventing systemic financial risks, and promoting international regulatory coordination.

Keywords

FinTech; regulatory sandbox; legal safeguards; risk control

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