In this report, Biasi and Chakravorti study the rapidly growing although extremely volatile initial coin offering (ICO) market. We identify which traditional markets are being disrupted by ICOs. We discuss the necessary infrastructure needed to support this market. We analyze market dynamics in terms of volatility, global presence, the impact...
Chakravorti presented at Payments Canada 2018 in Toronto on May 9, 2018. He discussed the response of incumbents to the entry of FinTech firms. Specifically, he discussed payment, lending, wealth management, and cryptocurrency segments. He touched on the role of regulation and discussed the lack of banking services in the...
The proportion of retail, non-cash payments made electronically in the U.S. grew from 15% in 1979 to 40% in 2000. A recent Chicago Fed conference addressed the important question of whether today's payment networks can adequately support emerging payment technologies.
Credit cards provide benefits to consumers and merchants not provided by other payment instruments as evidenced by their explosive growth in the number and value of transactions over the last 20 years. Recently, credit card networks have come under scrutiny from regulators and antitrust authorities around the world. The costs...
Chakravorti investigates payments system reforms begun by the Bank of Mexico in 1994. The goals of these reforms are to reduce the amount of uncollateralized intraday credit extended by the Bank of Mexico (previously unlimited), to promote a market-based allocation of intraday credit for interbank payments, and to move large-value...
In this article, Chakravorti argues that consumers’ use of newer, less expensive payment alternatives depends on the incentives merchants and payment instrument providers offer, along with consumers’ comfort level and faith in the instruments. Once consumers are comfortable with the newer electronic alternatives, cost of usage, convenience, and frequent-use incentives...