Legal Aspects of Fintech
BASIC DATA
course listing
A - main register
course code
MOT5090
course title in Estonian
Finantstehnoloogia õigus
course title in English
Legal Aspects of Fintech
course volume CP
4.00
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
HAJM08/25
no
Structural units teaching the course
MO - Department of Law
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VERSION SPECIFIC DATA
course aims in Estonian
Kursuse eesmärk on omandada:
- baasteadmisi Fintechi reguleerivates õgusaktidest ja regulatsiooni arengusuundadest ehk uutest tehingu ning teabe edastamise vormidest finantsturul, kapitali kaasamise vormidest, aga samuti sellega seotud järelevalve väljakutsetest;
- oskused teamiste kasutamiseks teemakohase informatsiooni leidmiseks ja kasutamiseks praktikas kaasuste analüüsimisel.
course aims in English
The course aims to:
- give general knowledge of applicable legal acts and future developments of legal background related to aspects of Fintech, usage of new forms of preparing and concluding transactions in financial markets, raising capital and the challenges of supervision;
- provide skills to find relevant information and apply the knowledge in analysing and discussing easier legal cases in practice.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Aine läbinud üliõpilane:
- selgitab finantsturu regulatsiooni aluseid ja finantsteenuste innovaatilisi aspekte (sh ühisrahastus, virtuaalvääringud, pilveteenus);
- selgitab ja kohaldab finantsturu regulatsiooni innovaatilisi aspekte, sh koostoimes Euroopa Liidu õigusega ja arvestades finantsjärelevalve suundumusi;
- analüüsib kursuse teemaküsimusi ja kohaldab õigusalaste probleemküsimuste lahendamisel asjakohaseid norme ja printsiipe.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
After passing the course successfully the student:
- explains general principles of law and legal norms related to financial markets and the innovative aspects of financial services, regulated entities (including crowdfunding, virtual assets, cloud services);
- explains and applies the development of regulation of financial markets in the view of innovation, including application of EU law, the role of supervisory authorities;
- analyses themes treated in a course and discusses topical legal questions applying the principles of argumentation.
brief description of the course in Estonian
Õppeaines käsitatakse järgmisi teemasid: finantsturu areng ja selle seotus tehnoloogiaga, kapitali kaasamise vormide areng; EL õiguse reaktsioon Fintech valdkonna arengule: ühisrahastuse regulatsioon, virtuaalvääringute regulatsioon; finantsteenuse pakkuja arhitektuuri muutus – pilveteenused, uuendused makseteenustes ja muud tehnoloogilised uuendused.
brief description of the course in English
The course covers the following topics: the development of the financial market and its connection with technology, the development of forms of raising capital; EU law response to developments in the field of Fintech: regulation on crowdfunding, legal aspects of virtual currencies; financial service provider architectural change - cloud services, new trends in payment services and other technological innovations.
type of assessment in Estonian
eristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
graded assessment
independent study in Estonian
vastavalt laiendatud ainekavale
independent study in English
according to the extended syllabus
study literature
- Fintech Revolution. Sofie Blakstad, Robert Allen, Palgrave Macmillan. 2018;
- EU FinTech action plan: For a more competitive and innovative European financial sector, https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/180308-action-plan-fintech_en;
- Study on Blockchains - Legal, governance and interoperability aspects (SMART 2018/0038) https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/939fe2cc-5784-11ea-8b81-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-118042372.
- Directive (EU) 2018/843 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, and amending Directives 2009/138/EC and 2013/36/EU
- Finantsturud ja –institutsioonid. Andro Roos, Priit Sander, Maire Nurmet, Nadežda Ivanova. Tartu Ülikool, rahanduse ja majandusarvestuse õppetool. 2014
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
2.0
lectures
-
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
2.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus or link to Moodle or to home page
2024/2025 spring
Janika Aben, MO - Department of Law
English
    Extended syllabus 2025-01-15.pdf 
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    2023/2024 spring
    Janika Aben, MO - Department of Law
    English
      Extended syllabus mot5090_2024_e.pdf 
      2022/2023 spring
      Janika Aben, MO - Department of Law
      English
        2021/2022 spring
        Janika Aben, MO - Department of Law
        English
          HKRIT mot5090_Assessment Criterion.pdf 
          Course description in Estonian
          Course description in English