Frankfurt School renames Blockchain Center to reflect expanded focus on digital economy

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management has renamed its Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC) to Frankfurt School Centre for Digital Economics. The new name reflects the Centre’s expanded thematic scope and its evolving role at the intersection of finance, economics and technology. The renaming has been announced at the Centre’s Crypto Assets Conference on 25 March 2026.

Since its establishment, the FSBC has built a strong reputation as a thought leader in blockchain and digital asset research. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, its work has increasingly broadened to include wider questions around the infrastructure of the digital financial systems and economy as well as data-driven innovation.

The Centre’s renaming underscores Frankfurt School’s strategic commitment to advancing research and education in digital transformation. By expanding the Centre’s scope, the business school reinforces its position as a leading hub for innovation in finance and management in an increasingly digital global economy and expands the Centre’s reach beyond the financial services sector.

The Centre’s interdisciplinary approach integrates insights from finance, economics and computer science. This enables a more comprehensive understanding of the structural changes shaping global markets and supports the development of practical solutions for the digital transformation of the economy. At the same time, the Centre will continue to serve as a platform for collaboration between academia, industry and policymakers and remains committed to its established strengths in blockchain research. Its activities include academic research, prototyping, conferences and educational programmes for students and professionals, including the newly launched Master in Financial Technology.

Professor Co-Pierre Georg, Director of the Centre for Digital Economics and Professor of Practice in Digital Finance and Technology at Frankfurt School, said: “The digital economy is evolving rapidly, and with it the infrastructure of the financial system facilitating this growth. The Centre’s new name reflects our core mission to shape the financial infrastructure of the digital economy. While blockchain remains a key area of interest, we are increasingly addressing fundamental questions about how digital technologies reshape markets, institutions and economic interactions. The Centre for Digital Economics provides the framework to deepen this work and to connect research and teaching with real-world application across industries”.