294.29 sec. 001 - Introduction to FinTech and Regulation of New Financial Products (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Paul T Clark
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Th 6:25 PM - 8:25 PM
Location: Law 105
From September 11, 2025
To September 18, 2025
F 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: Law 105
From September 12, 2025
To September 19, 2025
F 3:10 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Law 105
From September 12, 2025
To September 19, 2025
Course End: September 19, 2025
Class Number: 32340
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 0
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 35
As of: 04/04 07:13 AM
Advances in technology have dramatically changed both the delivery of financial services (e.g., bank deposits, credit cards, loans, payments, investments, etc.) and the products available (e.g., crypto). Companies such as PayPal, Venmo, Chime, MoneyLion and RobinHood are now as familiar as Merrill Lynch and Wells Faro. Equally well known, though for the wrong reasons, are Silicon Valley Bank, FTX and Synapse/Yotta.
The course will review current trends in FinTech and the application of existing federal and state banking and securities laws to FinTech products. We will discuss whether such laws are adequate to address the unique risks presented by FinTech. We will also discuss whether the current Administration's stated agenda to dramatically reduce the federal government's role in consumer protection, an effort lead by one of the founders of PayPal who is also offering financial products on his social media platform, will leave consumer's at risk. Guest lecturers will assist us in our discussions. Emphasis will be placed on the role of the lawyer in assisting clients to navigate this changing regulatory environment.
Paul Clark was a partner in the Washington, DC, office of Seward & Kissel for over 30 years before becoming Senior Counsel. He continues to work with both traditional financial services companies and non-traditional FinTech companies on new products.
We also have special academic rules for these condensed courses:
-Students must attend each course session and cannot attend any course session remotely (even for illness or emergency situations).
-The Registrar’s Office will drop a student who does not attend each course session.
Attendance at the first class is mandatory for all currently enrolled and waitlisted students; any currently enrolled or waitlisted students who are not present on the first day of class (without prior permission of the instructor) will be dropped. The instructor will continue to take attendance throughout the add/drop period and anyone who moves off the waitlist into the class must continue to attend or have prior permission of the instructor in order not to be dropped.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 3 hours
Course Category: Business Law
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