Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine
Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine
Luxembourg Centre for Contemporary and Digital History
Luxembourg Centre for European Law
Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental SystemsShaping the future of finance through research, responsibility, and collaboration
FutureFinTech is Luxembourg’s National Centre of Excellence in Research and Innovation in Financial Technologies. It advances research at the intersection of technology, finance, and law to support a secure, innovative, and responsible financial system.
Established in 2023, the Centre brings together interdisciplinary expertise to address the transformation of financial services in Luxembourg. Hosted by SnT in close collaboration with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg, FutureFinTech unites more than 80 researchers, including over 25 at professorial level, working on research that supports responsible innovation and strengthens Luxembourg’s position in the global financial ecosystem.
Why FutureFinTech matters
Financial systems are changing rapidly. New technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and cryptography, are reshaping how financial services are designed, delivered, and regulated. While these technologies promise efficiency and innovation, they also raise fundamental questions around trust, compliance, risk, and societal impact.
FutureFinTech responds to these challenges by producing independent, interdisciplinary research that supports the responsible integration of AI and other advanced technologies into financial systems. In doing so, the Centre:
- supports innovation while safeguarding financial stability
- informs regulation and policy through evidence-based insights
- strengthens Luxembourg’s role as an international financial hub
FutureFinTech in numbers
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25+Projects
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20+Partners
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12Research Groups
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1PayPal-FNR PEARL Chair
Three research Lighthouses guiding Luxembourg’s financial future
FutureFinTech’s research is structured around three Lighthouses, which anchor its scientific agenda and public-facing activities.
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AI, compliance and risk management in financial services
Facilitating the effectiveness and reliability of compliance through intelligent automation, while ensuring that AI systems used in financial decision-making are transparent, trustworthy, and aligned with regulation
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Compliant, transparent and efficient crypto-asset markets
Developing transparent and compliant digital asset infrastructures, from crypto-asset forensics to sustainable approaches to tokenisation
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A digital value chain for private assets
Researching and designing end-to-end digital solutions for private equity, real estate, and alternative investments, covering the full lifecycle from onboarding to settlement
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Across Disciplines: Sallam Abualhaija and Michael Halling on bridging AI and finance
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Events
Featured stories in the press
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An anti-money laundering authority for the European Union: a new center of gravity in AML enforcement
ERA Forum 25, 405–424 (2024).
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Enforcement of international sanctions as the third pillar of the anti-money laundering framework. An unannounced effect of the AML reform and the Sanctions Directive
New Journal of European Criminal Law
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Stanislaw Tosza:
Luxembourg banks warned against
ditching clients under EU sanction rulesLuxembourg Times
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