Stories Archive
Below you can view our archive of fintech-related stories, press coverage, and multimedia.
Fintech at Cornell hosts symposium advancing research in financial economics
June 1, 2022The meeting brought together 80 academic participants from across the globe to help advance theoretical research in financial economics.
Bitcoin drops below $43,000 on El Salvador's first day using it
September 7, 2021Fintech expert Professor Will Cong comments on Bitcoin's value drop, an event that happened on El Salvador's first day of using the cryptocurrency as legal tender.
The Brutal Truth About Bitcoin
June 14, 2021Professor Eswar Prasad authors a New York Times op-ed on the consequences of bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies.
Five myths about cryptocurrency
May 20, 2021In his Washington Post op-ed, Professor Eswar Prasad says the ingenious technological innovations underpinning cryptocurrencies will transform the nature of money and finance.
Research: Regulation is vital for future of cryptocurrency industry
April 27, 2021Regulation and regulatory policy play a critical role in the health and longevity of cryptocurrency markets.
Crypto Exchanges Usher in Era of Round-the-Clock Stock Trading
April 13, 2021“It seems to me that this is a competition among new and old exchanges,” Professor Will Cong tells Bloomberg Wealth.
He just spent $69 million on a digital piece of art. It’s not his first Beeple.
March 18, 2021“Think about how traditional art pieces are hard to trade," Professor Will Cong tells the Washington Post. “That is solved after the ownership can be easily divided and traded.”
Democrats Question Game-Like Trading Apps at House Hearing
March 17, 2021"These online brokers use prompts, push notifications and other nudges for the purpose of eliciting a specific behavior: increased trading by the investor," Professor Vicki Bogan said at the House Financial Services Committee Meeting on GameStop.
Market Manipulation Chatter Rises as Digital Art Scene Explodes
March 13, 2021“Fraud detection is hard,” Professor William Cong tells Bloomberg. “Even if they are all non-fungible, they’re still anonymous and it would be hard to track down market manipulators.”
MBAs launch high-growth startups in deep tech through radical collaboration
March 3, 2021Big Red Tech Strategy partners MBAs with Cornell Engineering Commercialization Fellows to launch businesses based on their technological innovations.
Fintech Trends: The Year Ahead
February 10, 2021Scholars at the SC Johnson College of Business were joined by industry experts in a discussion that highlights current and upcoming fintech trends.
How two curious and technologically savvy SHA students forged Cornell Blockchain
September 24, 2020SHA’s entrepreneurial bent and a fascination with Bitcoin led a pair of Hotelies to found a university-wide blockchain club for undergraduates.
Johnson included in top fintech rankings
August 5, 2020Johnson MBA programs recently received top recognition for strengths in finance, fintech, and tech-sector business.
A digital dive into Fintech
May 29, 2020Will Cong, Rudd Family Professor of Management, discusses the future of financial technology in this podcast.
Present Value: Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi discuss emerging markets and cryptocurrency
February 13, 2020Present Value interviews Eswar Prasad and Andrew Karolyi, Cornell economics professors with expertise in emerging markets and finance.
Cybersecurity: Crimes and consequences
October 9, 2019As hacking threats grow in sophistication, here’s a look at what companies are doing to protect themselves and their clients.
Park Perspectives: A quarter at the Cornell Tech campus
May 24, 2019Matt Ford details his experience in the fintech intensive at the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
Present Value: Saule Omarova discusses financial sector oversight and fintech
May 20, 2019Present Value podcast talks with Cornell Law School's Saule Omarova about financial oversight, Dodd-Frank, and implications of an emerging fintech sector.
MBAs in the Fintech Intensive hear insights from Betterment's SVP
April 5, 2019Betterment’s Ben Alden is one of the many market-changing leaders to visit Cornell Tech and discuss their industry’s technological shifts.
Present Value: Drew Pascarella discusses industry-leading Fintech Intensive
December 3, 2018Present Value, a student-run podcast, sits down with Drew Pascarella, senior lecturer of finance, to discuss Johnson’s new Fintech Intensive.
The transformative power of blockchain
August 29, 2018Cryptocurrencies aside, blockchain technology is set to transform a host of industries beyond finance.
Building skillsets with the Fintech Intensive
May 2, 2018Arshi Ahmed, One-Year MBA ’18 talks about her exploration into the fintech world–a journey she says is a perfect addition to her existing skillsets.
Cornell alumnus makes immediate impact with gift to benefit NYC intensives
April 16, 2018Richard G. Schneider ’70 supports Johnson’s newest curriculum initiative, the New York City intensives at Cornell Tech, with a substantial gift.
Fintech is disrupting the disruptors, and we’re ready for it
March 23, 2018The disruptors are being disrupted and new types of partnerships between traditional players and new-age fintechs are being created.
MBA Q&A: Why the future is fintech
March 19, 2018Fintech. To some, it’s a term that sounds unfamiliar. To the MBA students within Cornell Tech’s classrooms, however, it’s widely considered to be the future of the finance industry.