Fintechs: innovation, reduction of transaction costs, efficiency and economic analysis of law

• Autor(a) principal: Avelino Lana, Henrique
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Cruz, Lucas Vinicios
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scientia Iuris (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/iuris/article/view/41018
• topic: Fintechs; Economic Analysis of Law; Transaction Costs.; Fintechs; Análise Econômica do Direito; Custos de transação.

From a legal and economic perspective of law, this article examines fintech companies, which are entrepreneurial entities, usually startups, that operate in the financial market. This paper’s overall objective is to demonstrate the interaction between these companies and the economic analysis of law. Its specific objective is to demonstrate the usefulness of fintech companies in reducing transaction costs for administrators, from the perspective of the Economic Analysis of Law. In this context, this paper tries to answer the following problem: how do fintech companies contribute to the reduction of transaction costs? Therefore, allowing for more efficient and faster financial operations and/or transactions. In order to answer this question, this research utilizes the methodology of applied research, with exploratory research, from a qualitative approach, with the inductive method, and bibliographic research specialized on the subject-matter.