News

July 15, 2021 | The Economist

Investment in fintech booms as upstarts go mainstream

Firms’ expansion plans and investors’ search for returns bring a blizzard of deals and listings

July 07, 2021 | FDIC

FDITECH Opens Registration for Tech Sprint to Reach the Unbanked

WASHINGTON – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today opened the registration period to participate in a Tech Sprint designed to explore new technologies

June 16, 2021 | FDIC Podcast

Engineering Innovation in the Banking System

FDIC’s Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji sits down with Duke’s Jimmie Lenz to discuss how to build the banking system of the future

Craig Hurwitz

June 08, 2021 | Duke Engineering

Craig Hurwitz: Bringing Financial Technology Insights to the Classroom

As the new Executive-in-Residence with Duke Engineering’s FinTech and Cybersecurity master’s programs, Craig Hurwitz will help students find success

June 01, 2021 | Wall Street Journal

Ban Cryptocurrency to Fight Ransomware

The existence of bitcoin and the rest benefits nobody except criminals and speculators.

June 01, 2021 | CNBC

Why this expert says to fight ransomware, we need to ban cryptocurrency

CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team discusses the rise of cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks

May 18, 2021

Winners Announced: 2021 Intercollegiate Trading Competition

Student from Duke's Master of Engineering in Financial Technology program awarded the top prize in intercollegiate trading competition

May 09, 2021 | Untitled Investment Talk

Crypto Derivatives with Jimmie Lenz from Duke University

All you need to know about the future of derivatives markets in crypto with Jimmie Lenz, director of the Master's of Engineering in Fintech and Cybersecurity at Duke University.

May 07, 2021 | Coindesk

Citi Considering Crypto Services Amid Surge in Interest: Report

Trading, custody and financing are all said to be under consideration by the U.S. banking giant.

May 06, 2021 | Financial Times

Crypto Trading Volumes Boom as Activity Cools on Stock Markets

More and more daytraders and institutional investors shift their attention to more speculative assets

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