Fintech
Ideas and insights about fintech from MIT Sloan.
Lending standards can be too tight for too long, research finds
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When banks tighten lending standards following a shock, they can set off a chain reaction that can worsen and prolong a credit crunch.
Financial services’ deliberate approach to AI
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Executives from financial services firms discuss early adoption of AI in the industry, reasons for caution, and the benefits of partnering with fintechs.
Can generative AI provide trusted financial advice?
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Generative AI has the potential to provide smart, tailored financial guidance, early research from MIT Sloan economist Andrew Lo suggests.
5 predictions for fintech in 2024
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Flywire’s Mohit Kansal on how regulation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cross-border payments will impact financial technology.
SEC chair Gary Gensler’s 2020 paper details 5 concerns about AI and finance
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Highlights from Gary Gensler and Lily Bailey’s “Deep Learning and Financial Stability” outline five ways AI could lead to future financial crises.
How to leapfrog competitors by partnering with xTechs
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Four ways established companies can partner with xTechs to accelerate digital transformation and outperform the competition.
New initiative tracks the trends remaking consumer finance
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MIT Sloan’s Consumer Finance Initiative delves into household finance, fintech, crypto, savings and lending markets, and retirement funds.
Who will regulate crypto and fintech in the US?
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Cryptocurrencies can increase financial inclusion, but only when properly regulated. Which U.S. regulator should be responsible for what, and how much oversight is needed?
SEC’s Gary Gensler on how AI is changing finance
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Artificial intelligence has the ability to transform finance, but caution is needed, says the SEC chair. Here are four of Gensler’s takeaways.
MIT Sloan research on finance and investing
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As markets churn, ground your investing decisions with insights on mutual funds, options markets, target date funds, fintech, DeFi, and more.