Center for Digital Finance and Technology
The Center for Digital Finance and Technology (CDFT) was established in 2022. The Center is focused on advancing the digital transformation of financial services for higher efficiency and security, increased accessibility, and greater social responsibility.
The Center’s research has been supported by leading Fintech companies and risk management institutions through fellowships and membership agreements, including the Global Risk Institute, the Lenovo Group, Fi-Tek, Amberdata, the Ethereum Foundation, Ripple, the Stellar Blockchain, Paradigm, and Fidelity.
With financial markets undergoing an unprecedented transformation thanks to the advent of digital currencies and new blockchain/smart contract technologies, the Center is working to change the way academic institutions, regulators, and the private sector think about financial services. Technological advances have brought major improvements to the operations of financial services, making them quicker, cheaper, and easier to access. Payment systems have become faster, investment advice is now offered algorithmically, and many borrowing/lending platforms are offering cheaper financing options than banks and credit card companies. The Center includes more than two dozen researchers who are leveraging their multidisciplinary expertise in a broad range of areas, from computer science, engineering, and data science to finance, law, and economics.
See the list of projects which received grants through the center: