Dr Francesco Pierangeli

Dr Francesco Pierangeli

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

Contact details

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 financial innovation. He regularly engages with industry and policymakers on topics related to digital assets and market infrastructure.

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

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 the Royal Economic Society, European Finance Association, Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics, Asian Finance Association, Commodity and Energy Markets Association, CFA Institute, and CFA Society UK.
  • Referee for Economics Letters, Digital Finance, International Journal of Finance and Economics, Journal of Sustainable Finance and Investment, British Accounting Review, Ledger, and Economic Modelling, as well as IEEE publications.
  • Reviewer for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
  • Topic Editor for Frontiers in Blockchain.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Esposito, M, Pierangeli, F & Orlandi, G 2026, 'L’Europa forma ingegneri. Ma non li rende proprietari' MIT Technology Review Italia. <https://www.technologyreview.it/leuropa-forma-ingegneri-ma-non-li-rende-proprietari/>

Platt, M, Ojeka, S, Drăgnoiu, A-E, Ibelegbu, OE, Pierangeli, F, Sedlmeir, J & Wang, Z 2023, 'Energy Demand Unawareness and the Popularity of Bitcoin: Evidence from Nigeria', Oxford Open Energy, vol. 2, oiad012. https://doi.org/10.1093/ooenergy/oiad012

Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Pierangeli, F 2026, Quantum-Safe Markets and the Future of Financial Infrastructure. in L Yarovaya (ed.), Research Agenda for Cryptocurrencies and FinTech. Elgar Research Agenda series, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

Chapter

Pierangeli, F 2025, Expert View. in Banking on Digital Assets: How Traditional Finance is Investing in Blockchain. pp. 9-10. <https://ripple.com/lp/banking-on-digital-assets-report/>

Commissioned report

MiCA Crypto Alliance & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies 2025, Response to FCA Consultation Paper CP25/25: Application of FCA Handbook for Regulated Cryptoasset Activities. MiCA Crypto Alliance. <https://www.micacryptoalliance.com/reports/response-to-fca-consultation-cp25-25>

MiCA Crypto Alliance & UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies 2025, Response to FCA Discussion Paper DP25/1: Regulating Cryptoasset Activities. MiCA Crypto Alliance. <https://www.micacryptoalliance.com/reports/response-to-fca-discussion-paper-dp25-1---regulating-cryptoasset-activities>

Solana Superteam UK, Newnham, S (ed.), Xu, J (ed.), Pierangeli, F (ed.), Zhang, T (ed.) & Perceptions, C (ed.) 2024, The Future of Work in Britain: Powered By Blockchain And Other Emerging Technologies. UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies. <https://www.ukcbt.org/post/report-future-work-britain>

Conference contribution

Platt, M, Pierangeli, F, Livan, G & 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). Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services (BRAINS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 30-34, 2nd Conference on Blockchain Research & Applications for Innovative Networks and Services, Paris, France, 28/09/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/BRAINS49436.2020.9223286

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