The arrival of “FinTech” – non-bank companies offering financial services through new technology – has changed the regulatory landscape of the financial markets. This is especially the case in the funds transfer market. While terrorist finance might have once been more at risk of...

One of the most consequential yet unexamined developments in finance is the recent evolution of large financial technology platforms. In the first analysis of its kind, we scrutinize the world's $50 trillion investment and asset management industry to explore the function of these systems, to...

This paper studies the economic impact of the emergence of FinTech platforms on financial intermediation. In China, platform distributions of mutual funds emerged in 2012 and grew quickly into a formidable presence. Utilizing the staggered fund entrance onto platforms, we find markedly increased...

This study examines the nature, trend, and patterns of FinTech equity funding and the number of FinTech agreements on a different scale. The distribution of FinTech equity financing and FinTech deals have been scrutinized globally, regionally, and between different income groups on the...