AI & Technology

Showcasing our exploration of emerging tools and tech — and the innovative ways our faculty, students, and alumni use them in practice.

JWP_JCBCornell_FinTech_042922-4082
SC Johnson College

Fintech at Cornell hosts symposium advancing research in financial economics

The meeting brought together 80 academic participants from across the globe to help advance theoretical research in financial economics.

financial graph on technology abstract background – electronic screen at an angle, blurred at either edge
Johnson School

Johnson offers a new degree via eCornell: the Master of Science in Business Analytics

Johnson and eCornell’s online MSBA is designed for working professionals who seek to apply the tools of data science to real problems and real data.

cnn logo
Johnson School

Bitcoin drops below $43,000 on El Salvador’s first day using it

Fintech 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.

New York Times logo
Dyson School

The Brutal Truth About Bitcoin

Professor Eswar Prasad authors a New York Times op-ed on the consequences of bitcoin and cryptocurrency technologies.

washington post logo
Dyson School

Five myths about cryptocurrency

In his Washington Post op-ed, Professor Eswar Prasad says the ingenious technological innovations underpinning cryptocurrencies will transform the nature of money and finance.

will cong
Johnson School

Research: Regulation is vital for future of cryptocurrency industry

Regulation and regulatory policy play a critical role in the health and longevity of cryptocurrency markets.

A person uses a cell phone at a payment terminal to make a wireless payment.

Research Recap: How Contactless Technology is Transforming the Hospitality Industry Forever

FreedomPay SVP shares findings from a recent white paper on how hospitality can leverage contactless and touchless technology to create frictionless and customized guest experiences.

bloomberg logo
Johnson School

Crypto Exchanges Usher in Era of Round-the-Clock Stock Trading

“It seems to me that this is a competition among new and old exchanges,” Professor Will Cong tells Bloomberg Wealth.

Washington Post logo
Johnson School

He just spent $69 million on a digital piece of art. It’s not his first Beeple.

“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.”