Research & Development
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
The Nordic Fintech Research Symposium
Every year Copenhagen Fintech in collaboration with researchers from Danish Universities, organizes a Research Symposium in connection with the Nordic Fintech Week. The Nordic Fintech Symposium is supported by Copenhagen Fintech as part of the “National Position of Strength programme for Finans & Fintech” funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science.
The Symposium is intended to bridge gaps between academia and industry, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas and insights for the benefit of the Danish fintech community. It joins together both Danish and international researchers plus industry experts and it thus a valuable platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and initiating new collaborations.
Learn more about the individual symposia below
Ongoing projects
Past Projects

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
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)
Morten Mikkel Mejlhede Rolsted-momro@dtu.dk
Alexandra Institute
Jens Kaas Benner- jens.benner@alexandra.dk
FORCE technology
Emilie Møllenbach - emo@forcetechnology.com
University of Southern Denmark (SDU)
Martin Svensson - svensson@imada.sdu.dk