FinTech Risks and Opportunities: An Interdisciplinary Approach Conference

Lael Brainard, Governor, Federal Reserve Board.

Richard Berner, Director, U.S. Office of Financial Research, gives closing remarks. 

This panel discusses whether and how fintech can contribute to financial inclusion—expanding access to sustainable financial products and services for low-and moderate-income households in the United States and developing world.

This panel evaluates how regulators might be better equipped to foster innovation and protect consumers, investors, and the financial system as a whole. 

Panelists discuss trade-offs between policies aimed to promote innovation and competition and those geared towards maintaining stability and protecting consumers. 

Martin A. Philbert, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Toxicology, University of Michigan.

This panel analyzes market innovations in high-frequency trading, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Panelists explore market efficiency, fairness, investor protection, and systemic issues. 

This panel evaluates ways that technological innovation in lending, derivatives clearinghouses, and payments systems may contribute to or help overcome systemic risk.

This panel explores the regulatory perimeter between banking and fintech firms. Discussion focuses on whether bank chartering of fintech firms would advance or stifle innovation, safety and soundness, access, and consumer protection.

Richard Berner, Director, U.S. Office of Financial Research welcomes keynote speaker, Gillian Tett.

Gillian Tett, U.S. Managing Editor, Financial Times talks financial technology risks and opportunities. Learn more about the FinTech conference here.

Lael Brainard, Member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve delivers the FinTech Risks and Opportunities keynote. November, 2017.