Organizers: Markus Brunnermeier (Princeton University) and Cesaire Meh (IFC)
Location: Princeton, NJ 08544 (Julis-Romo-Rabinowitz Building #101)
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group and Princeton University are hosting a conference titled “Resilience, Big Tech Platform and Capital Market Development” from April 11 (12 p.m.) to April 12 (12 p.m.), 2025, in Princeton. The conference will bring together academics, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss various topics, including resilience in microfinance, capital market financing, and platform lending. One of the key discussions will be on how trading platforms can provide loans without collateral through their payment systems, which can benefit small businesses in emerging markets. Additionally, the conference will explore ways to deepen domestic capital markets to enhance private investment and support productive firms, along with necessary policy or regulatory measures to foster capital market development. The conference is invitation only
Presentations
The Big Tech Lending Model – Wei Xiong
Strategic Money and Credit Ledgers – Jonathan Payne
FinTech Lending to Borrowers with No Credit History – Sean Higgins
Capital Markets and Platform Lending in Emerging Markets Panel
The Development of Domestic Market Bonds – Amanda Dos Santos
Instant Payment Systems and Competition for Deposits – Sergey Sarkisyan
Customer Data Access and Fintech Entry: Early Evidence from Open Banking -Tania Babina