Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University
Research - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University Employees
Academy of Internet Finance, Zhejiang University Details
Academy of Internet Finance (AIF), Zhejiang University is headquartered in Hangzhou - one of the foremost FinTech hubs in China and the world. The first, and broadest, interdisciplinary research institute of its kind in China, AIF boasts the unrivaled connectivity with industry and government authorities, as it serves as the founding presidency of Zhejiang Association of Internet Finance, alongside Ant Financial, a global FinTech leader. Since its inception in 2015, AIF has taken a global perspective with its academic boards as among the most international of its kind with members hailing from leading institutions in China and abroad. It has established research partnerships with leading institutions in China as well as UK, Germany, Netherlands, USA, Singapore, Russia, Turkey and South Africa including Foreign and Commonwealth Office of UK, University of Cambridge, G20 Presidency and Deutsche Bundesbank. In addition to its home base in Hangzhou, AIF now has established presence in Beijing, Shanghai, London and Silicon Valley with new offices planned in Singapore, Boston and Shenzhen. AIF is also the main founder of Global FinTech Research Network, a consortium of like-minded research professionals from around the world. Our objectives AIF aims to become a leading global centre of excellence in research, education and incubation of forward-looking technologies in finance by combining our strengths in multidisciplinary research capabilities, public-private partnership and global operations. Our strengths AIF brings together the research strengths of the University's broadest areas of expertise in Economics, Law, Management, Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science and Technology, and Public Administration, as well as domestic and international scholars, policy makers and industry experts to construct an interdisciplinary and globally-focused FinTech research ecosystem.
