Investigating bottlenecks and opportunities through a multidisciplinary lens
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FinTech Lab St. Gallen
Exploring Financial Technology at the University of St. Gallen.
Connecting students with researchers, entrepreneurs and industry experts
Turning insights into real-world projects, solutions and venture opportunities
Advancing financial innovation through collaboration and initiative
About
We bring together students, researchers and practitioners to explore how technology is reshaping finance. We examine the technological, economic, entrepreneurial, legal and policy dimensions of financial innovation, connect research with practice, and create space for ideas, collaboration and ventures.
Community: 100+
What we explore
Financial Technology
Stablecoins & CBDC
Blockchain & Tokenised Markets
AI in Finance & Robo-Advisors
Neobanking, Payments & Open Finance
WealthTech & InsurTech
RegTech, Digital Identity & Compliance
Financial Law, Policy & Regulation
Cybersecurity & Resilience
Events
Recent Event
CV Summit 2026
29–30 September 2026 Kongresshaus Zurich
As a Community Partner of CV Summit 2026, FinTech Lab St. Gallen brought a strong group of HSG students to Zurich for two days of exchange with founders, investors, financial institutions and technology companies.
Our community explored developments across digital assets, AI, blockchain and financial infrastructure, while building new connections across the Swiss and international FinTech ecosystem.
View the LinkedIn recapWhat’s next
More to come!
We are just getting started. New events coming soon.
Turn ideas into action
Build the First Projects
Propose a concrete FinTech question, join a project team or help turn an idea into a research brief, prototype or industry collaboration.
Team
Meet the team building FinTech Lab — and join the community.
Applications open
Join Us
Choose how you would like to contribute and help shape the initiative from the beginning.
Associate
Become a part of the community and follow the updates.
Member
Help to organise events, research, partnerships or community building.
Project Lead
Build and lead a focused project or program.
We review expressions of interest on a rolling basis.