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AThe fintech sector, long characterised by rapid product launches and relatively light regulatory oversight compared with traditional banking, has entered a period of considerably tighter scrutiny, as regulators in multiple regions move to close gaps that newer financial products had previously operated within.
BFor established fintech startups, this shift often means retroactively building compliance infrastructure around products already launched and operating at scale, a process generally slower and more expensive than building such infrastructure in from the beginning of a product's design.
CSmaller, newer startups face a somewhat different challenge: the cost of meeting current regulatory expectations from day one can itself act as a barrier to entry, potentially favouring already well-funded companies over genuinely innovative but less-resourced newcomers to the space.
DIndustry observers note an emerging irony in this dynamic: tighter regulation, intended partly to protect consumers from reckless newer entrants, may end up consolidating the fintech sector around a smaller number of larger, better-funded players able to absorb compliance costs that smaller rivals simply cannot.