Industry — Nordic Fintech Center

Why partner with the Nordic Fintech Center?

The Nordic Fintech Center connects financial institutions, fintech companies and corporates with research, talent and startups across Danish universities. Whether you want tosolve a concrete business challenge, test new ideas, or build skills in your organisation, NFC gives you one entry point into the academic fintech ecosystem.

As an industry partner, you can:

Get insights and connect at events

Meet researchers, students and startups working on the challenges you care about. From networking sessions and thematic deep-dives to startup showcases, our events are where industry, researchers, entrepreneurs, and students meet — and where many collaborations begin.

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Provide a case

Put a real challenge in front of student teams in hackathons, courses and educational programmes — fresh perspectives and early access to talent.

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Meet early-stage ventures

Be the first to spot promising university fintech startups — and engage as a mentor, pilot customer or partner.

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Use the interactive map

An overview of fintech research, programmes and contact persons across the universities — go straight to the right people.

Explore our Map

Start a research project

Join research, student theses & internships, PhD collaborations and innovation projects — shaped to create value for both sides.

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Collaborate with the universities

Collaboration can take many forms.

We help you find the right match and shape a project that creates value for both sides.

Joint research projects

Student theses & internships

PhD collaborations

Innovation projects

Have a challenge or idea you want to explore?

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Case Providers

Provide a case:
hackathons and educational programs

Put your real-world challenges in front of talented students and researchers. As a case provider, you get fresh perspectives, new solutions and early access to future talent, while students gain hands-on experience with real industry problems.

Become a case provider →

We are looking for case providers for

Hackathons

Intensive events where student teams tackle your challenge.

Courses & educational programs

Your case built into teaching across the universities.

Meet the startups from this year’s cohort

The NFC Venture Track supports early-stage fintech ventures through a three-session program with mentoring from industry experts. Explore how you could engage with them as a customer, partner, mentor or investor.

Fintech Ambassadors

Got an idea worth exploring, a university project, or a fintech startup you're building? We'd love to hear about it. Reach out and let's grab a coffee, get to know each other, and talk through the ways we can support you, from mentorship and connections to the programmes and opportunities available through the Nordic Fintech Center. Fill out our contact form and we'll connect you with the right ambassador right away.

Sine Lomholt Thomsen

Sine Lomholt Thomsen

Head of Nordic Fintech Center

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Kristine Holst Frisk

Kristine Holst Frisk

Fintech Ambassador

Copenhagen Business School

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Christian Nicolai Thiesen

Christian Nicolai Thiesen

Fintech Ambassador

Technical University of Denmark

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Tekin Esen

Tekin Esen

Fintech Ambassador

Aarhus University

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Danny Grydholt-Jantzen

Danny Grydholt-Jantzen

Fintech Ambassador

University of Copenhagen

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Helene Niclasen Jeune

Helene Niclasen Jeune

Fintech Ambassador

Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship

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Marjan Mansourvar

Marjan Mansourvar

Fintech Ambassador

Technical University of Denmark

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