CfP Deadline:
December 31, 2025
Conference Event:
April 3, 2026
Event Location:
Philadelphia, United States
Organizer(s):
University of Delaware Lerner College
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Keynote Speaker(s):
Antoinette Schoar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Description:
The Fintech and Financial Institutions Conference is a forum for presenting and discussing current research on the inter-linkages of the fintech sector and the broader financial system. The Conference will focus on understanding economic consequences and impacts in both directions, as well as regulatory implications of the fintech sector.
The conference aims to foster meaningful academic discussions among leading researchers and policymakers in this rapidly evolving field. These conversations will help 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 will feature approximately eight paper presentations with insightful comments from invited discussants, as well as audience participation. Submissions of high-quality theoretical and empirical research papers exploring aspects related to financial institutions and fintech trends are invited by December 31.
The Conference is 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’s as a contribution to the academic conversation on fintech in the context of the financial system.
All submissions will be evaluated by the organizers and the program committee. Decisions regarding inclusion on the April 3 program will follow by mid-February. We will provide travel funding as available, with most consideration to graduate student paper presenters and discussants. Conference attendance fees will be waived for authors.
Appropriate topics include:
- Competition and collaboration dynamics between traditional financial institutions and new market entrants
- Financial stability consequences of the interplay between fintech and traditional lenders
- Impact on credit supply and pricing for large firms, small businesses, and households
- Real economy effects of fintech and the financial system’s response
- Societal impact (e.g., inequality issues) relating to fintech and its interactions with the financial system
- Influence of monetary and fiscal policies on fintech firms and financial institutions
- Governance strategies and structures within fintech, crypto-exchanges, and blockchain organizations
- The application of AI and ML by traditional and fintech lenders
- The real impact of cryptocurrencies
- Regulatory considerations surrounding fintech and its interactions with the broader financial system
- Alternative credit assessment systems and their impact, including fairness
- Impact of regulations on FinTech innovation
Submission:
Submission deadline: December 31, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)
Click here for submission upload website for pdf paper uploads and fee payment.
We ask a $45 paper submission fee. In the case of financial hardship, please contact us.