The Fintech and Financial Institutions Conference was a forum for presenting and discussing current research on the interlinkages of the fintech sector and the broader financial system. The conference focused on understanding the economic consequences and impacts in both directions, as well as the regulatory implications of the fintech sector.

The conference aimed to foster meaningful academic discussions among leading researchers and policymakers in this rapidly evolving field. These conversations helped shape our understanding of how developments in financial institutions, business strategies, policy decisions, and societal events influence economic outcomes and intersect with the growth of fintech.

This single-track research conference featured approximately eight paper presentations, with insightful comments from invited discussants as well as audience participation.

The conference was a joint project of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Lerner College of Business and Economics of the University of Delaware. We are grateful to leaders and colleagues in both institutions for establishing the conference as a contribution to the academic conversation on fintech in the context of the financial system. 

Keynote Speaker

  • Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

Organizing Committee

  • Michael Gelman, University of Delaware
  • Paul Laux, University of Delaware
  • Vitaly Meursault, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Program Committee

  • Joseph Abadi, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Jack Bao, University of Delaware
  • Tetyana Balyuk, Emory University
  • Sebastian Doerr, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
  • Isil Erel, the Ohio State University
  • Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Yale University
  • Deeksha Gupta, Johns Hopkins University
  • Naz Kara Koont, Stanford University
  • Wenli Li, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Marina Niessner, Indiana University
  • Raluca A. Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Samuel Rosen, Temple University
  • Alberto G. Rossi, Georgetown University
  • Philip Strahan, Boston College
  • James Vickery, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Gloria Yang Yu, Singapore Management University
  • David Yermack, New York University
  • Yao Zeng, University of Pennsylvania