Dr Francesco Pierangeli

Dr Francesco Pierangeli

The Department of Finance
Assistant Professor of Finance
Programme Director, MSc Financial Technology

Contact details

Email
f.pierangeli@bham.ac.uk
Address
University House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Francesco is Assistant Professor of Finance at Birmingham Business School, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies into traditional financial systems. His research interests include digital finance, game theory, and economic development. He engages with industry and policymakers on topics related to digital assets and fintech innovation.

He is an Affiliated Scholar at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and holds a PhD in Economics jointly awarded by King’s College London and the National University of Singapore. Before joining academia, he worked in banking at J.P. Morgan and UBS.

Qualifications

PhD Economics - King’s College London & National University of Singapore (Joint)
MSc Economics - University of Hong Kong

Biography

Francesco is Assistant Professor of Finance at Birmingham Business School, focusing on the integration of emerging technologies into traditional financial systems. His research interests include digital finance, game theory, and economic development. He engages with industry and policymakers on topics related to digital assets and fintech innovation.

He is an Affiliated Scholar at the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and holds a PhD in Economics jointly awarded by King’s College London and the National University of Singapore. Before joining academia, he worked in banking at J.P. Morgan and UBS.

Teaching

Principles of Economics and Finance (UG Y1)
Advanced Finance (UG Y3)
Blockchain, Financial Applications and Cybersecurity (MSc)
Fintech, Digital Finance and Blockchain (MBA)

Other activities

Member of American Economic Association, European Economic Association, Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics, Royal Economic Society

Referee for Economics Letters, Digital Finance, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, British Accounting Review, Ledger, Economic Modelling, IEEE. Reviewer for UKRI (ESRC).

Publications

Academic (peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, monographs)

 Pierangeli, F., Platt, M., Ojeka, S., Drăgnoiu, A.E., Ibelegbu, O. E., Sedlmeir, J., and Wang, Z. (2023). Energy Demand Unawareness and the Popularity of Bitcoin: Evidence from Nigeria. Oxford Open Energy, 2:2, 1–18. Oxford University Press. 

Pierangeli, F., Platt, M., Livan, G., and Righi, S. (2020). Facilitating the Decentralised Exchange of Cryptocurrencies in an Order-Driven Market. In 2020 2nd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS), pages 30–34, Paris, France. IEEE.

Industry, Policy & Practice (reports, white papers, consultations)

MiCA Crypto Alliance & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (2025). Response to FCA Consultation Paper CP25/25 – Application of FCA Handbook for Regulated Cryptoasset Activities. F. Pierangeli (co-author).

Ripple, CB Insights & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (2025). Banking on Digital Assets: How Traditional Finance is Investing in Blockchain. F. Pierangeli (expert view on tokenisation and security).

MiCA Crypto Alliance & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (2025). Response to FCA Discussion Paper DP25/1 – Regulating Cryptoasset Activities. F. Pierangeli (co-author).

Innovate Finance, Ripple, & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (2025). Securing the UK’s Competitiveness in Crypto-Asset Regulation. Proceedings from the UK Policy Summit, London, 1 April 2025. F. Pierangeli (speaker and co-convenor).

Solana Superteam UK (2024). The Future of Work in Britain: Powered by Blockchain and Other Emerging Technologies. F. Pierangeli (editor).