The Future of Financial Services

Advanced Projects and Applied Research in Fintech ("APAR") is a multidisciplinary initiative at the intersection of business and engineering. Its two primary goals are:

to research the innovative forms and functions of new enterprise and consumer financial services products, and

to explore the development of novel technological solutions and oversee their industry implementation.

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IMPORTANT COVID-19 UPDATE: the latest version of the research paper "Income, Liquidity, and the Consumption Response to the 2020 Economic Stimulus Payments" (2020 Baker, Farrokhnia, et al.) is now available for download at this link (updated as of May 25, 2020). For any questions, please contact fintech@gsb.columbia.edu or any of the co-authors.

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