Research & Development

One of Copenhagen Fintech’s key objectives is to foster collaboration and co-innovation between academia and industry with the aim of finding the best ideas and solutions relevant to finance and fintech.

We currently work with all Danish universities and several higher knowledge institutions, including RTOs in Denmark and internationally, on various activities including joint R&D projects which we also fund.

If you are a university, RTO, researcher or student please read on to find out how you can work with us and be part of the most ambitious fintech ecosystem in the Nordics.

If you are a researcher

As a researcher at one of our R&D partner institutions you have several opportunities to be part of the CPHFT fintech ecosystem including:

  • Funding to R&D projects with industry partners
  • Funding to Hackathons and/or idea- and case competitions
  • Speaking opportunities at our Fintech Tuesdays and our early Research Symposium
  • Networking opportunities and partner facilitation
  • Access to CPHFT community events on member terms
  • Access to discounted ticket for the Nordic Fintech Week

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If you are a student

As a student at one of R&D partner universities you have several opportunities to be part of the CPHFT fintech ecosystem including:

  • Possibility to participate in our pre-incubation program (startups)
  • Support to find internships and jobs within fintech
  • Access to CPHFT community events on membership terms
  • Access to discounted ticket for the Nordic Fintech Week
  • Feedback on thesis work relevant to fintech

For more information please contact Kristine Helen Falgren

Upcoming events

Join us for a festive Christmas breakfast with the Fintech community, and perhaps a winter dip prior?

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Christmas Community Labster Lounge

Join us for an evening of festive cheer and networking at our Nordic Christmas Reception in London.

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Nordic X-mas Reception London

Strategic R&D Partners

R&D Coordinators

To learn more about collaboration opportunities with Copenhagen Fintech please contact your institution's R&D coordinator.

Copenhagen Business School (CBS)

Louise Elisabeth Hansen - leh.digi@cbs.dk

Aarhus University (AU)

Bas Spitters (Datalogi) - spitters@cs.au.dk

IT University of Copenhagen (ITU)

Nikolai Oppermann - nopp@itu.dk

University of Copenhagen (KU)

Camilla Vang Arffmann - caar@di.ku.dk

IBA Erhvervsakademi

Allan Klain - AKMI@iba.dk

Roskilde University (RUC)

Pernille Hohnen - hohnen@ruc.dk

Aalborg University (AAU)

Jesper Chrautwald Sort - jso@business.aau.dk

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Dorthe Skovgaard Lund - dslu@dtu.dk

Alexandra Institute

Jens Kaas Benner jens.benner@alexandra.dk

FORCE technology

Emilie Møllenbach - mo@forcetechnology.com

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Martin Svensson - svensson@imada.sdu.dk