# Thomas Puschmann

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**Thomas Puschmann** is an Austrian, German and Swiss academic in informatics specializing in [financial technology](/source/Financial_technology).[1]

## Biography

Puschmann is the founder and director of the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab at the [University of Zurich](/source/University_of_Zurich).[2][3][4] He serves as the founder and executive director of the Global Center for Sustainable Digital Finance, a joint enterprise between [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University), the University of Zurich and [KAIST](/source/KAIST) that focuses on sustainable practices in digital finance.[1][5][6] Puschmann is a professor of fintech at the University of Zurich and at the [University of the Fraser Valley](/source/University_of_the_Fraser_Valley).[7][8][9] He additionally co-founded the Swiss Green FinTech Network, the Association Swiss FinTech Innovations, and Extreme Tech Challenge Switzerland, and serves as a member of the Swiss Innovation Council of Innosuisse.[10] He is also the editor-in-chief of the Springer book series *Financial Innovation and Technology*.[11][12]

## Selected publications

### Books

- Puschmann, Thomas; H.S.H. Prince Michael of Lichtenstein (2024). "Financial System 2030". *Financial Innovation and Technology*. [doi:10.1007/978-3-031-55700-2](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55700-2). ISBN 978-3-031-55699-9.[13]
- Alt, Rainer; Puschmann, Thomas (2016). "Digitalisierung der Finanzindustrie". *SpringerLink*. [doi:10.1007/978-3-662-50542-7](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-50542-7)

### Articles

- Puschmann, Thomas; Huang-Sui, Marine (2024). "A taxonomy for decentralized finance". *International Review of Financial Analysis*. 92: 103083. [doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103083](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2024.103083). [ISSN](/source/ISSN) 1057–5219.
- Puschmann, Thomas; Quattrocchi, Dario (2023). "Decreasing the impact of climate change in value chains by leveraging sustainable finance". *Journal of Cleaner Production*. 429: 139575. [doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139575](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139575). ISSN 0959-6526.
- Puschmann, Thomas; Hoffmann, Christian Hugo; Khmarskyi, Valentyn (2020). "*[How Green FinTech Can Alleviate the Impact of Climate Change—The Case of Switzerland](https://ideas.repec.org//a/gam/jsusta/v12y2020i24p10691-d465981.html)*". *Sustainability.* 12 (24): 1–30.
- Puschmann, Thomas (2017). "Fintech". *Business & Information Systems Engineering*. 59 (1): 69–76. [doi:10.1007/s12599-017-0464-6](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-017-0464-6). ISSN 1867-0202.
- Puschmann, Thomas; Alt, Rainer (2016). "Sharing Economy". *Business & Information Systems Engineering*. 58 (1): 93–99. [doi:10.1007/s12599-015-0420-2](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-015-0420-2). ISSN 1867-0202.
- Puschmann, Thomas; Alt, Rainer (2005). Soliman, Khalid S.; Janz, Brian D. (eds.). "Successful use of e‐procurement in supply chains". *Supply Chain Management: An International Journal*. 10 (2): 122–133. [doi:10.1108/13598540510589197](https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540510589197). ISSN 1359-8546.

## References

1. ["Dr. Thomas Puschmann"](https://www.blockchain.uzh.ch/members/dr-thomas-puschmann/). *University of Zurich*. November 2022.

1. ["A Rich Fintech Stew—Served Hot in Zurich"](https://www.sfi.ch/en/about-us/news/a-rich-fintech-stew-served-hot-in-zurich). *www.sfi.ch*. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. ["Thomas Puschmann wins Innovation Booster for Sustainable Finance"](https://www.df.uzh.ch/en/news-events/awards-grants/2023/thomas-puschmann-wins-innovation-booster-for-sustainable-finance.html). *www.df.uzh.ch*. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. [*UBS macht sich fit für digitale Zukunft - 10 vor 10 - Play SRF*](https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/10-vor-10/video/ubs-macht-sich-fit-fuer-digitale-zukunft?urn=urn%3Asrf%3Avideo%3Ae567bd13-16b2-429f-9954-3c59296b6499). Retrieved 2025-09-25. – via www.srf.ch.

1. ["Thomas Puschmann | Center for Sustainable Development & Global Competitiveness"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250623165033/https://profiles.stanford.edu/thomas-puschmann). *profiles.stanford.edu*. Archived from [the original](https://profiles.stanford.edu/thomas-puschmann) on 2025-06-23. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. Akin, Anja (2016-11-30). ["Swiss Fintech Innovations Working Group Interviews - Fintech Regulation with Thomas Puschmann"](https://swissfintechinnovations.ch/swiss-fintech-innovations-working-group-interviews-fintech-regulation-with-thomas-puschmann/). *Swiss Fintech Innovations – Future of Financial Services*. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. ["Thomas Puschmann"](https://www.df.uzh.ch/en/people/senior-researchers/thomas-puschmann.html). *www.df.uzh.ch*. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. ["Thomas Puschmann obtains DIZH Grant"](https://www.df.uzh.ch/en/news-events/awards-grants/2025/thomas-puschmann-obtains-dihz-grant.html). *www.df.uzh.ch*. 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-09-25.

1. ["Lancierung von UZH Alumni Vancouver"](https://uzhalumni.ch/news/1597473) (in German). *UZH Alumni*. Retrieved 2025-09-25.

1. ["SFI Seminar: Sustainable Digital Finance - Status Quo and Future Research Avenues"](https://events.stanford.edu/event/sfi_seminar_sustainable_digital_finance). *Stanford University*. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. Puschmann, Thomas & Alt, Rainer (2016). ["Sharing Economy"](https://ideas.repec.org//a/spr/binfse/v58y2016i1d10.1007_s12599-015-0420-2.html). *Business & Information Systems Engineering: The International Journal of WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK*. **58** (1): 93–99. [doi:10.1007/s12599-015-0420-2](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-015-0420-2)

1. ["Financial Innovation and Technology | Editorial board"](https://link.springer.com/series/16700/editors). *SpringerLink*. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

1. ["Financial System 2030"](https://nathanspapers.com/books-for-congress®). *Books for Congress*. Vol. 3, no. 20. Nathan's Papers. pp. 23–24. [ISSN 2835-9070](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/2835-9070). Retrieved 31 August 2025.

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