Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG?s The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow down.
Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial services.
Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial services.
Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG?s The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow down.
Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial services.
Since its inception, the fintech industry has seen consistent change and evolution. An article on Finovate published May 28, says the past few months have seen even more rapid change in this “extraordinary time”. In the article, Adrienne Harris Ford...
Financial technology, commonly known as fintech, is the intersection of financial services and technology. Fintech services that have become popular in recent years include mobile payments, online lending, and digital currency.Adrienne Harris, a...
Panelists will discuss trade-offs between policies aimed to promote innovation and competition and those geared towards maintaining stability and protecting consumers.
Martin A. Philbert, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Toxicology, University of Michigan. Learn more about the FinTech conference here.
This panel will discuss whether and how FinTech can contribute to financial inclusion—expanding access to sustainable financial products and services for low- and moderate-income households in the United States and developing world.Sl
This panel evaluates how regulators might be better equipped to foster innovation and protect consumers, investors, and the financial system as a whole. Learn more about the panel here.
This panel will explore the regulatory perimeter between banking and FinTech firms. Discussion will focus on whether bank chartering of FinTech firms would advance or stifle innovation, safety and soundness, access, and consumer protection.
This panel analyzes market innovations in high-frequency trading, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Panelists will explore market efficiency, fairness, investor protection, and systemic issues.
This panel will evaluate ways that technological innovation in lending, derivatives clearinghouses, and payments systems may contribute to or help overcome systemic risk.
Interested in a career in Finance or Technology? Learn More From Professor Adrienne Harris!Adrienne A. Harris is a Professor of the Practice at the University of Michigan, as well as a Gates Foundation Senior Research Fellow with the Center for Finance, Law and Policy at the University. Adrienne also advises fintech companies, incumbent financial institutions, and large venture capital firms. Most recently, Adrienne was the Chief Business Officer and General Counsel a San Francisco-based, insur-tech start-up for which she is now an Advisor.Adrienne was a Special Assistant to President Obama for Economic Policy at the National Economic Council in the Obama White House. She spearheaded the development of the Administration’s fintech strategy, chairing both the Interagency Fintech Working Group and the Administration’s Distributed Ledger Technology Task Force. She came to the White House from the U.S. Department of Treasury where she served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary.Prior to coming to Washington, D.C., Adrienne was an Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York, where her practice included representing financial institutions in complex regulatory proceedings and M&A transactions. Adrienne earned her M.B.A. from New York University Stern School of Business with specializations in Economics and Management, her J.D. from Columbia University Law School, and her B.A. from Georgetown University.
The University of Michigan FinTech Collaboratory, of which the Center on Finance, Law & Policy is part, is collaborating with MCubed to announce new funding opportunities for University of Michigan faculty who are undertaking research, course development, or other educational programming focused on financial technology.
