Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance
Archive of COST Action CA19130 - FinAI: Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance (2020-2024)
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| License | MIT License |
| Created | 2025-12-02 |
| Last Updated | 2026-02-19 |
| Last Push | 2026-01-10 |
| Contributors | 1 |
| Default Branch | main |
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Datasets
This repository includes 53 dataset(s):
| Dataset | Format | Size |
|---|---|---|
| deep_crawl_report.json | .json | 5.49 KB |
| deep_crawl_v2_report.json | .json | 4.68 KB |
| deep_crawl_verification.json | .json | 32.31 KB |
| deliverables_inventory.json | .json | 106.92 KB |
| publication_catalog.json | .json | 76.79 KB |
| download_progress.json | .json | 0.65 KB |
| CIG_FILE_INVENTORY.json | .json | 67.96 KB |
| gdrive_auth_download_report.json | .json | 10.95 KB |
| gdrive_download_report.json | .json | 24.99 KB |
| gdrive_robust_download_report.json | .json | 3.63 KB |
| data | | 0.0 KB |
| _index.md | .md | 8.02 KB |
| events.md | .md | 9.59 KB |
| grants.md | .md | 5.95 KB |
| leadership.md | .md | 2.88 KB |
| management-committee.md | .md | 5.02 KB |
| partners.md | .md | 7.93 KB |
| publications.md | .md | 6.76 KB |
| research-topics.md | .md | 7.08 KB |
| working-groups.md | .md | 4.99 KB |
| datasets | | 0.0 KB |
| data | | 0.0 KB |
| contributions.json | .json | 385.89 KB |
| cost_ca19130_complete.json | .json | 20.86 KB |
| cost_ca19130_conference_series.json | .json | 1.38 KB |
| cost_ca19130_deliverables.json | .json | 0.66 KB |
| cost_ca19130_events.json | .json | 4.07 KB |
| cost_ca19130_extended.json | .json | 15.31 KB |
| cost_ca19130_grant_programs.json | .json | 0.79 KB |
| cost_ca19130_leadership.json | .json | 1.24 KB |
| cost_ca19130_management_committee.json | .json | 6.03 KB |
| cost_ca19130_network_info.json | .json | 1.82 KB |
| cost_ca19130_partners.json | .json | 0.83 KB |
| cost_ca19130_publications.json | .json | 3.46 KB |
| cost_ca19130_research_topics.json | .json | 0.91 KB |
| cost_ca19130_vmg_projects.json | .json | 1.33 KB |
| cost_ca19130_working_groups.json | .json | 2.02 KB |
| countries.json | .json | 4.43 KB |
| growth-timeline.json | .json | 0.32 KB |
| members-merged.json | .json | 25.79 KB |
| publications-by-year.json | .json | 0.2 KB |
| research-topics.json | .json | 1.11 KB |
| timeline.json | .json | 1.17 KB |
| members.csv | .csv | 22.48 KB |
| members.json | .json | 44.37 KB |
| members_extract.json | .json | 1.4 KB |
| content.json | .json | 898.54 KB |
| countries.json | .json | 66.35 KB |
| publications.json | .json | 392.35 KB |
| statistics.json | .json | 0.36 KB |
| timeline.json | .json | 113.79 KB |
| urls_discovered.json | .json | 8.24 KB |
| verification_report.json | .json | 8.16 KB |
Reproducibility
This repository includes reproducibility tools:
- Python requirements.txt
Status
- Issues: Enabled
- Wiki: Disabled
- Pages: Enabled
README
COST Action CA19130 - Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance (FinAI)
Complete Archive of COST Action CA19130: "Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance - Towards a transparent financial industry"
Browse the Archive Online
View the complete archive website: https://digital-ai-finance.github.io/Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance/
The site provides easy navigation through all working groups, publications, country reports, and deliverables.
Table of Contents
- Quick Start
- Action Overview
- Leadership
- Action Description
- Working Groups
- Repository Contents
- Country Reports
- Key Documents
- Participating Countries
- Management Committee Members
- Primary Websites
- Academic Publications
- Related Projects
- Using the Scraper
- License
- Acknowledgments
- Documentation Index
Quick Start
Navigating the Archive
This archive contains the complete historical record of COST Action CA19130 (2020-2024). Here's how to navigate:
- For Country Reports: Navigate to
downloads/google_drive_robust/Country_Updates/or see COUNTRY_UPDATES.md - For Academic Publications: See PUBLICATIONS.md or check
downloads/ssrn_papers/ - For Official Deliverables: See DELIVERABLES.md or check
downloads/google_drive_robust/Progress_Report/ - For Grant Information: See INNOVATORS_GRANT.md or check
downloads/google_drive_robust/COST_Innovators_Grant/ - For Member Directory: See MEMBERS.md for complete leadership and MC member lists
Quick Links to Major Sections
- Country Reports (2023-2024): 28+ reports from 24+ countries
- COST Innovators Grant: Application materials and evaluation reports
- Progress Reports: Mid-term and final action assessments
- Working Group Outputs: Research deliverables from WG1, WG2, WG3
- Conference Materials: Events and presentations archive
Action Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Action Number | CA19130 |
| Acronym | FinAI |
| Full Title | Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance - Towards a transparent financial industry |
| CSO Approval | 31/03/2020 |
| Start Date | 14/09/2020 |
| End Date | 13/09/2024 |
| Duration | 4 years |
| COST Countries | 51 |
| Researchers | 413+ members |
Leadership
| Role | Name | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Action Chair | Prof. Jorg Osterrieder | josterri@googlemail.com |
| Action Vice-Chair | Prof. Valerio Poti | University College Dublin |
| Grant Holder Scientific Representative | Prof. Branka Hadji Misheva | Switzerland |
| Science Communication Coordinator | Dr. Ioana Coita | Romania |
| Grant Awarding Coordinator | Prof. Codruta Mare | Romania |
| WG1 Leader | Prof. Wolfgang Hardle | Humboldt University Berlin |
| WG2 Leader | Prof. Petre Lameski | North Macedonia |
| WG3 Leader | Prof. Peter Schwendner | ZHAW Switzerland |
Action Description
The financial sector is the largest user of digital technologies and a major driver in the digital transformation of the economy. Financial technology (FinTech) aims to both compete with and support the established financial industry in the delivery of financial services. Globally, more than $100 billion of investments have been made into FinTech companies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) since 2010, and continue growing substantially.
In early 2018, the European Commission unveiled (a) their action plan for a more competitive and innovative financial market, and (b) an initiative on AI with the aim to harness the opportunities presented by technology-enabled innovations. Europe should become a global hub for FinTech, with the economy being able to benefit from the European Single Market.
Key Objectives
- Improve transparency of AI-supported processes in the Fintech space
- Address the disparity between the proliferation in AI models within the financial industry for risk assessment and decision-making, and the limited insight the public has in its consequences by developing policy papers and methods to increase transparency
- Develop methods to scrutinize the quality of products, especially rule-based "smart beta" ones, across the asset management, banking and insurance industries
Action Keywords
Artificial Intelligence - Fintech - Finance - Transparency - Financial Markets
Working Groups
WG1: Transparency in FinTech
Leader: Prof. Wolfgang Hardle (Humboldt University Berlin) Co-Leaders: Dr. Ioana Coita, Prof. Daniel Traian Pele
Focus areas: - Machine Learning in Finance - Blockchain Analytics - Big Data Mining - Cryptocurrency Research - NLP in Finance
WG2: Transparent versus Black Box Decision-Support Models
Leader: Prof. Petre Lameski (North Macedonia) Co-Leader: Dr. Kristina Sutiene
Focus areas: - Explainable AI (XAI) in Finance - Credit Scoring Models - Risk Assessment - Algorithmic Trading - Model Interpretability
WG3: Transparency into Investment Product Performance for Clients
Leader: Prof. Peter Schwendner (ZHAW Switzerland)
Focus areas: - Investment Product Analysis - Smart Beta Strategies - Asset Management - Banking Products - Insurance Products
Repository Contents
Total Files: 724+ files Total Size: ~763 MB
Directory Structure
Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance/
|
|-- downloads/
| |-- google_drive_robust/ # Primary archive (718 MB, 529 files)
| | |-- Country_Updates/ # National reports 2023-2024
| | |-- Country_Updates_2023/
| | |-- Country_Updates_2024/
| | |-- COST_Innovators_Grant/
| | |-- CIG_1st_Round/
| | |-- CIG_2nd_Round_Hearings/
| | |-- Progress_Report/
| | |-- Final_Report/
| | |-- GP4_Progress_Report/
| | |-- EU_Consultations/
| | |-- 2024_COST_Application/
| | |-- 2024_Proposal/
| | |-- Evaluation_2023/
| | |-- Evaluation_Criteria_2024/
| | |-- Gantt_Chart/
| | |-- Proposals_2023/
| | |-- Template/
| | |-- Archive/
| | |-- Action_Chair/
| | |-- Action_Chair_Main/
| | `-- COST_GPs_Annual_Reports/
| |
| |-- google_drive/ # Additional materials (37 MB)
| |-- google_drive_authenticated/
| |-- wiki_fin_ai_eu/ # Wiki content (40 files)
| |-- fin_ai_eu/ # Main website (18 files)
| |-- cost_eu/ # COST.eu content
| |-- conference_fin_ai_eu/ # Conference materials
| |-- external_conferences/ # External conference content
| |-- ssrn_papers/ # SSRN publications
| |-- academia_papers/ # Academia.edu papers
| |-- researchgate/ # ResearchGate content
| |-- springer/ # Springer publications
| |-- digital_finance_msca/ # MSCA project info
| `-- ai_in_finance_eu/ # AI in Finance portal
|
|-- docs/
| |-- COUNTRY_UPDATES.md # Country reports summary
| |-- PUBLICATIONS.md # Academic publications
| |-- DELIVERABLES.md # COST deliverables
| |-- INNOVATORS_GRANT.md # CIG documentation
| `-- MEMBERS.md # Full membership list
|
|-- scripts/
| |-- scrape_cost_ca19130.py # Web scraper
| |-- download_gdrive_oauth.py # Google Drive OAuth
| |-- download_gdrive_robust.py
| `-- requirements.txt
|
`-- README.md
Country Reports (2023-2024)
Reports from participating countries:
| Country | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2023 | PDF, PPTX |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | |
| Croatia | 2023 | PPTX |
| Cyprus | 2023 | PPTX |
| Czechia | 2023 | |
| Denmark | 2023 | PPTX |
| Estonia | 2023 | PDF, PPTX |
| Finland | 2023 | PPTX |
| France | 2023 | PPTX |
| Germany | 2023 | |
| Greece | 2023 | PPTX |
| Hungary | 2023 | PPTX |
| Ireland | 2023 | PPTX |
| Italy | 2023 | PPTX |
| Kosovo | 2023 | PDF, PPTX |
| Latvia | 2023 | |
| Lithuania | 2023 | PPTX |
| North Macedonia | 2023 | |
| Poland | 2023 | PPTX |
| Portugal | 2023 | PPTX |
| Romania | 2023 | DOCX |
| Serbia | 2023 | PPTX |
| Slovakia | 2023-2024 | PPTX |
| Turkey | 2023 | PPTX |
For complete details: See docs/COUNTRY_UPDATES.md
Key Documents
Official COST Documents
Deliverables
- Stress Test Designs for AI/ML Models
- Policy Papers on AI Transparency
- Research Publications
For complete details: See docs/DELIVERABLES.md
COST Innovators Grant (CIG)
- CIG Application 2024.01.24
- CIG Evaluation Report
- Letters of Support
- Topic Proposals
For complete details: See docs/INNOVATORS_GRANT.md
Participating Countries (51)
COST Full Members
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
COST Near Neighbor Countries
Algeria, Kosovo
International Partner Countries
New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vietnam
Management Committee Members (Sample)
| Country | MC Members |
|---|---|
| Germany | Prof. Wolfgang Hardle, Dr. Alla Petukhina |
| Switzerland | Prof. Branka Hadji Misheva, Prof. Peter Schwendner |
| Ireland | Prof. Don Bredin, Prof. Valerio Poti |
| Romania | Prof. Codruta Mare, Prof. Daniel Traian Pele |
| Italy | Prof. Maria Iannario, Prof. Claudia Tarantola |
| Poland | Prof. Barbara Bedowska-Sojka, Prof. Piotr Wojcik |
| Turkey | Prof. Enis Kayis, Prof. Belma Ozturkkal |
| UK | Prof. Tomaso Aste, Prof. Ania Zalewska |
For complete directory: See docs/MEMBERS.md or downloads/cost_eu/main_page.md
Primary Websites
| Website | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
| COST EU Official | https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19130/ | Official action page |
| Main Website | https://fin-ai.eu/ | Project main site |
| Wiki | https://wiki.fin-ai.eu/ | Documentation wiki |
| Conference | https://conference.fin-ai.eu/ | Conference portal |
| AI in Finance | https://www.ai-in-finance.eu/ | Research portal |
Academic Publications
SSRN Papers
- Exploring Research Visibility of the FinAI COST Action Members: a Bibliometric Analysis of Topics (Abstract ID: 4616662)
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URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4616662
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Mitigating Digital Asset Risks - 30+ authors from COST Action CA19130 (Abstract ID: 4594467)
- URL: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4594467
Springer Publications
- Financial Technology: 5th International Conference, ICFT 2024
- Proceedings of International Conference on AI and Financial Innovation: AIFI 2025
Academic Resources
- Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/92374154/
- ResearchGate Lab: https://www.researchgate.net/lab/COST-Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance-FinAI-CA19130-Joerg-Osterrieder
For complete list: See docs/PUBLICATIONS.md
Related Projects
| Project | URL |
|---|---|
| MSCA Digital Finance | https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/ |
| BFH Project | https://www.bfh.ch/en/research/research-projects/2022-993-860-061/ |
Using the Scraper
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Run the main scraper
python scrape_cost_ca19130.py
# For Google Drive OAuth download
python download_gdrive_oauth.py
The scraper handles: - SSL certificate issues via curl subprocess - Rate limiting (2 second delay between requests) - Automatic retry on failures (3 attempts) - HTML to Markdown conversion - PDF and media file downloads - Google Drive folder downloads
License
This archive is for research and educational purposes. All original content remains the property of their respective owners.
Acknowledgments
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union.
COST Association Avenue du Boulevard - Bolwerklaan 21 1210 Brussels, Belgium
Documentation Index
Comprehensive documentation files available in the docs/ directory:
COUNTRY_UPDATES.md
Complete list of country update reports submitted by participating countries (2023-2024). Includes: - 28+ reports from 24+ countries - Central, Northern, Southern, and Western Europe coverage - Balkans and international partner reports - Report topics and statistics - File locations and formats
PUBLICATIONS.md
Academic publications, papers, and research outputs from the action. Includes: - Official COST documents (MoU, Progress Reports) - SSRN publications (2+ papers) - Springer conference proceedings (2+ volumes) - Research deliverables from all working groups - Academic resources (Academia.edu, ResearchGate) - Publication statistics and locations
DELIVERABLES.md
Official deliverables produced during the action (2020-2024). Includes: - Official action documents (MoU, Progress Reports) - Working group deliverables (WG1, WG2, WG3) - Technical deliverables (software, tools, datasets) - Policy deliverables (papers, position statements) - Training and capacity building materials - Administrative documents and templates
INNOVATORS_GRANT.md
COST Innovators Grant (CIG) activities and documentation. Includes: - CIG application details (January 2024) - Application materials and templates - Evaluation process (1st and 2nd rounds) - CIG topics and innovation focus areas - Letters of support and branding materials - Eligibility requirements and key contacts
MEMBERS.md
Complete list of Management Committee members and participants. Includes: - Leadership team (8 core roles) - Working group leaders and co-leaders - Additional leadership roles (15+ positions) - Management Committee members by country (70+ members) - COST staff contacts - Working group membership statistics (413+ total members)
Archive created: 2025-12-02 Last updated: 2025-12-04
Description
Archive of COST Action CA19130 - FinAI: Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance (2020-2024)
Installation
git clone https://github.com/Digital-AI-Finance/Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance.git
cd Fintech-and-Artificial-Intelligence-in-Finance
pip install -r requirements.txt
Usage
See the repository contents for usage examples.
(c) Joerg Osterrieder 2025