The current digital information age, with its bounty of big data, has provided an opportunity to disrupt the financial industry at a scale never seen before. Customers — particularly millennials — are eagerly embracing new financial tech startups over traditional service providers, venture capitalists are flocking to AI and data-driven business models, and an increasing number of young talents are choosing FinTech over Wall Street.
But what exactly is FinTech and what’s behind its boom? What will the future of investment and financial services look like? Will we all eventually adopt digital currency and become cashless societies? How will emerging technologies and the collection of big data be regulated?
At Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, these questions and others are being addressed through cutting-edge research and education, making the school a leader in the rapidly emerging FinTech sector.
