"In light of on-going global financial crises, the institutional structure of financial regulation is currently a subject of significant academic and practical interest. The financial crisis has called into question the adequacy of financial regulation at the national and supranational levels,...

1. Introduction -- 2. Foundations of financial regulation -- 3. The information problem and regulatory failure -- 4. An introduction to financial innovation -- 5. Forms of fintech – a market observation -- 6. What’s new about fintech (and what isn’t)? -- 7. Digital Disruption –...