LLAW323-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Fintech and the Law

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course introduces students to the fintech phenomenon and its transformative effect on the financial services industry. It provides insights into innovative financial products like peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, crowdfunding, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL), robo-advice, blockchain, cryptocurrencies/digital assets etc. The course will also examine some of the legal and regulatory issues that arise from the interactions between fintech and the law (such as the legal status of cryptocurrencies) as well as how regulators are responding to these issues in New Zealand and globally.

Co-requisites

LAWS202 - 206

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,003.00

International fee $5,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

All LLAW323 Occurrences

  • LLAW323-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026