Abstract

Along with the rapid development of Internet finance in China, the irregularities in Internet finance industry has violated the Internet financial consumer rights at many levels. Learning from domestic and foreign experience, the improvement on the legislation on Internet finance, the financial supervision system and the Internet financial consumer dispute resolution mechanisms should be achieved, so as to enhance the protection of Internet financial consumer rights.

Highlights

  • Internet finance is a new type of financial business model in which traditional financial institutions and Internet companies use Internet technology and information communication technology to provide funding, payment, investment and information intermediary services

  • As for the documents of the supervisory authorities, the People’s Bank of China Management Measures for the Protection of Financial Consumer Rights and Interests (Trial) issued on May 7, 2013 defined “financial consumers” for the first time: Financial consumers refer to natural persons who purchase and use financial products sold by financial institutions or accept financial services provided by financial institutions within the territory of the People’s Republic of China

  • Several practical problems in the field of Internet finance in China has been exposed, and the Chinese government has issued a large number of documents to regulate the industry, calling for the protection of Internet financial consumer rights

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Summary

Definition of Internet finance

Internet finance is a new type of financial business model in which traditional financial institutions and Internet companies use Internet technology and information communication technology to provide funding, payment, investment and information intermediary services. The development model of Internet finance can be roughly divided into seven types, namely online payment, online lending, equity crowdfunding, online fund selling, online insurance, online trust and Internet consumer finance

Definition of financial consumer
Value of research on Internet financial consumer rights protection
Practical value of research on Internet financial consumer rights protection
The lack of legislation on Internet financial consumer protection
Inadequate financial supervision system
Incomplete Internet financial consumer dispute resolution mechanisms
Specified Legislation on Internet Finance
Improved Financial Supervision system
Developed self-regulatory industry associations
Strengthen the relevant legislation on Internet finance
Improve the Internet financial supervision system
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