Financial technologies, when they work well, tend to helpfully disappear into the background of everyday life. Yet the same features that make such tools and services easier to use can also make abuse harder to detect and prevent. In relationships involving intimate partner violence, financial abuse, where one partner controls, hijacks, or closely surveils the other’s finances, is common. This loss of control can make it challenging for a survivor to leave, seek help or resist further harm, compounded by digital financial products that are not designed with their experiences in mind.

The Digital Life Seminar series offers students and guests an opportunity to engage actively with leading scholars and practitioners researching and responding to the development and application of digital technologies. Stay tuned for more information soon!

The Digital Life Seminar series offers students and guests an opportunity to engage actively with leading scholars and practitioners researching and responding to the development and application of digital technologies. Stay tuned for more information soon!

The Digital Life Seminar series offers students and guests an opportunity to engage actively with leading scholars and practitioners researching and responding to the development and application of digital technologies. Stay tuned for more information soon!