Fintech & Financial Institutions Research Conference

The Fintech & Financial Institutions Research Conference offers a focused forum for presenting and discussing new scholarship on the evolving relationship between fintech and the broader financial system. The event brings together researchers, policymakers, and industry experts to examine economic impacts, regulatory considerations, and the ways financial institutions, business strategies, and policy developments shape outcomes in a rapidly changing technological landscape.

2026 Conference

Date: April 3
Keynote speaker: Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Conference registration is open until March 25, 2026. For agenda details, please visit udfedconf.com.

Conference Partners

The conference is a joint initiative of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Lerner College. We gratefully acknowledge leaders and colleagues from both institutions for their commitment to advancing scholarly dialogue on fintech in the context of the financial system.

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, BIS

Isil Erel, Ohio State University

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Yale University

Deeksha Gupta, Johns Hopkins University

Naz Kara Koont, Stanford

Wenli Li, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Marina Niessner, Indiana University

Raluca Roman, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Samuel Rosen, Temple University

Alberto Rossi, Georgetown University

Philip Strahan, Boston College

James Vickery, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Gloria Yang Yu, Singapore Management University

David Yermack, NYU

Yao Zeng, University of Pennsylvania

Contact

Questions? Email us at udfedconf@udel.edu.