Category: FinTech: Laws & Regulations

Fintech Laws In India: Understanding The Regulatory Regime

In India, the regulatory framework for fintech is currently fragmented, lacking a unified set of rules or norms that govern all fintech services. This fragmentation poses challenges in effectively regulating the industry since there is no comprehensive set of fintech laws. The primary regulatory agencies overseeing this sector in India include the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY)

Derivatives Contracts: Forwards, Futures, Options and Swaps

In layman terms, a Derivative based contract is a contract between two or more parties whose value is based on an agreed-upon underlying financial asset, index, or security. Some common financial instruments used for this purpose are Futures Contracts, Forward Contracts, Options Contracts, and Swaps Contracts. These are secondary securities whose value is solely based (derived) on the value of the primary security that they are linked to which is known as the underlying assets.

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