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USF joins Tampa’s innovation leaders at Synapse Summit 2025
USF made a major impact at Synapse Summit 2025, with students, faculty and researchers leading panels, keynotes and startup showcases. From solar energy innovation to national security and artificial intelligence, explore how every college played a role in shaping Tampa Bay’s future.
April 3, 2025Business News, Entrepreneurship
Tampa Bay Wave and USF announce new class of startups for FinTech|X Accelerator
Tampa Bay Wave and the USF Muma College of Business have selected 10 high-growth startups to take part in its third FinTech|X Accelerator program, which aims to propel businesses through support and guidance from industry veterans to success in the Tampa Bay region and beyond.
October 2, 2024Business News
Business leaders engage with faculty on the rapidly evolving field and future of fintech
Both businesses and universities are grappling with the disruptive nature of fintech, which is rapidly transforming industries. This is why business leaders across Tampa Bay engaged with USF faculty about fintech research and academic programs.
September 26, 2024Business News
USF Muma College of Business to roll out enhanced AI-focused business curriculum this fall
The goal is to ensure that every business student understands AI tools and how to use them, whether as an internal AI user or an expert in the field, as AI continues to expand its footprint into the business industry and job market.
May 31, 2024Business News
USF launches free online certificate program in fintech
The new online certificate program will teach students, entrepreneurs and working professionals about the dynamic and disruptive world of financial technology, also known as fintech.
April 1, 2024Business News
Synapse 2024 and the Business of Innovation - Nasdaq
The Synapse Summit, besides acting as a bridge and connector for Florida’s innovation community, also clearly brought home the fact that innovation is not just a great new idea or creative spark but, more fundamentally, is a serious business management and strategy undertaking that has defined business processes that can help forge an idea into an innovation that gets widely adopted by clients and changes the marketplace.
March 8, 2024Business News
Synapse 2024 And The Business Of Innovation - FinancialAdvisor
This annual Florida innovation event has been engineered by Synapse Florida, a 501c(3) nonprofit founded in 2018 with the launch of their first flagship event and has meaningfully contributed to making Tampa Bay one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the country.
March 7, 2024Business News
Synapse showcases USF’s leadership in the tech industry - USF News
Dozens of USF tech experts, colleges, departments and startup companies transformed Amalie Arena into a dynamic hub of innovation at Synapse 2024.
February 28, 2024Business News, Events
Fintech takes off at the University of South Florida
Fintech takes off at the USF Muma College of Business. A new academic center, accelerator, and major gift seek to make the university and region a hotspot for the industry.
January 11, 2023Business News
Tampa Bay becoming financial tech hub - Fox 13 Tampa Bay
More and more financial technology startup companies are setting down roots in Tampa Bay, and innovators said they believe the area is becoming a hub for the industry.
August 29, 2022Business News
USF St. Pete's inaugural fintech director plans to 'break the mold' in the business world - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Michael Wiemer is here to shepherd the growing momentum around the space and will serve as USF's inaugural director of its newly-created fintech center.
August 26, 2022Business News
Director on Fintech Center: ‘it’s like entering the Autobahn’ - Catalyst
Five months into his latest role as director of the highly-anticipated Fintech Center at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Michael D. Wiemer is still brimming with excitement.
July 13, 2022Business News