Class 1: Intro and Key Technological Trends Affecting Financial Services

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Lecture Slides

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Readings

Required Readings

'The economic forces driving fintech adoption across countries' Jon Frost, BIS Working Papers (February 4, 2020)

'FinTech and market structure in financial services' Financial Stability Board (February 14, 2019)

'The Future of Banking' FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams (October 1, 2019)

Optional Readings

'The banking tech trends that will dominate 2020' American Banker (January 7, 2020)

'Big tech in finance: opportunities and risks' BIS Annual Economic Report (June 23, 2019)

Study Questions / Issues to Prepare

  1. What are the major technological trends materially influencing the provision of financial services?
  2. How is the competitive landscape shaping adoption of these new technologies around the globe?
  3. How are FinTech start-ups and Big Tech firms competing and cooperating with incumbents from big finance? How has Big Finance reacted?
  4. What do you wish to achieve in this Fintech course?