AI & Technology

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

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Building skillsets with the Fintech Intensive

Arshi 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.

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Cornell alumnus makes immediate impact with gift to benefit NYC intensives

Richard G. Schneider ’70 supports Johnson’s newest curriculum initiative, the New York City intensives at Cornell Tech, with a substantial gift.

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Fintech is disrupting the disruptors, and we’re ready for it

The disruptors are being disrupted and new types of partnerships between traditional players and new-age fintechs are being created.

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MBA Q&A: Why the future is fintech

Fintech. 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.

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Inside Cornell’s MBA fintech intensive

Learn more about what the new MBA fintech intensive and how it’s designed to blend hard science and collaborative projects with startups and institutional players within New York.

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What is fintech? Lessons from seven weeks in NYC

Threading together takeaways from various speakers, including Citi Ventures, EY, Point72, Betterment, SoFi, and Capital One, Zoelle Mallenbaum, Two-Year MBA ’18 gets a better understanding of fintech.

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Professor profiles: Cornell Johnson’s Drew Pascarella

Stacy Blackman interviews Drew Pascarella, Lecturer of Finance at the Johnson School, on his journey into academia, the trends he foresees in his field, and his favorite aspect of teaching at Cornell.

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5 things I learned from Ben Alden ’06, general counsel at Betterment

One of my favorite speakers this month was Ben Alden ’06, a fintech legal authority general counsel at Betterment. I could not have been more impressed by the quality, openness, and insightfulness of Ben’s presentation at Cornell Tech.

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3 reasons why robo-advisors threaten the traditional wealth management industry

Have you ever considered the advice of a robot for your investments? It probably sounds weird, but it’s not at all. Robo-advisors are real, and they are giving advice right now.