Seminar on "the Current Status and Issues of Regulations on Financial Services Platforms in Korea and Overseas"

Lee & Ko and the Digital Finance Law Forum will host a seminar titled "the Current Status and Issues of Regulations on Financial Services Platforms in Korea and Overseas" with clients from 2 p.m. on December 7, 2021 (KST).

With the digital transformation in the financial industry which is accelerating due to Covid-19, financial services provided by platform companies are gradually increasing, and incumbent financial institutions have also provided fintech platform services with convergence of new systems and technologies such as open banking and robo-advisors. Currently, stimulated by the market’s interest in financial services platforms, academia, players in the market and financial authorities are actively discussing support and regulation on financial services platforms.

Against this backdrop, Lee & Ko, together with the Digital Finance Law Forum, will host this seminar to have the opportunity to discuss regulatory issues for this emerging market. At this important juncture of development of the financial services platforms, this seminar would be a meaningful chance to catch up with the domestic and foreign market trends and review related legal issues and implications.