The Law & FinTech Conference 2025 brings together legal scholars, practitioners, and regulators from Australia, the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and Asia—including Singapore, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and India—to examine the regulatory and doctrinal challenges posed by technological innovation in the financial sector. Over two days, the conference will explore recent developments in payment services, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), artificial intelligence in finance, decentralised finance (DeFi), cryptoasset regulation and insolvency, as well as fintech-driven transformations in banking. Through a series of thematically structured panels, participants will critically engage with emerging legal frameworks, enforcement issues, and conceptual questions at the intersection of financial law and digitalisation. The conference provides a focused forum for rigorous academic exchange on how legal systems across jurisdictions respond to—and help shape—the digital evolution of finance.

AREAS OF INTEREST

We are particularly, but not exclusively, interested in the following topics:

• Payments and Payment Systems
• Banking and FinTech Integration
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Financial Services
• Digital Assets & Cryptocurrencies
• Central Banking and Financial Supervision
• Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
• AI Supervision Principles
• Regulatory Technology (RegTech)
• International Harmonisation of FinTech Regulation

Authors are encouraged to examine the successes and challenges of past implementations, the current landscape, and the future trajectory of FinTech from a legal and regulatory perspective.

For a more comprehensive list of topics, please refer to the Annexure to this call for papers.

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

Selected papers presented at the Law & FinTech Conference 2025 may be considered for publication as part of a themed issue in an academic journal.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions is closed.

To apply to present at the conference, please submit your proposal at https://tinyurl.com/LawFinTech2025Call by 15 March 2025.

Your submission should include the following information:

1.   Paper Proposal of up to 750 words, outlining the paper’s topic and main findings.

2.   Brief Author Bio including academic background and relevant research interests.

3.    Publication Interest indicating whether you are interested in your paper being considered for the themed issue.

Important: Those selected to present will be required to submit their full paper (of ideally 8,000-10,000 words, including footnotes) by 3 July 2025.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION

• Conference Fees: There are no fees for presenters and all meals during the conference will be provided.
• Accommodation: Presenters will receive free hotel accommodation for three nights in Singapore.
• Travel Costs: Presenters are responsible for their own travel expenses to and from Singapore.

KEY DATES

• Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 March 2025
• Notification of Acceptance: 15 April 2025
• Full Paper Submission Deadline: 3 July 2025
• Conference Dates: 31 July – 1 August 2025

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Law & FinTech Conference 2025 is convened by Associate Professor Christian Hofmann. For any queries, please contact Ms Diyanah at cbfl@nus.edu.sg.