As part of training of Indian senior bankers, the National Institute of Bank Management located in Pune, India, invited Bob Chakravorti to teach three courses. This course is on the viability and applications of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets.
In this presentation, Sujit "Bob" Chakravorti discusses how new entrants are disrupting payments. Specifically, he looks at how FinTechs are leveraging new technologies and Big Tech firms leveraging their large user bases to provide payment services to underserved segments often at lower prices. He also analyzes the role of the...
Chakravorti and Jankowski summarize the 2005 Chicago Payments conference. The migration to more efficient payment mechanisms is affected by innovations, incentives, and regulations. While advances in technology have yielded numerous payment method alternatives, many have not been widely adopted. A Chicago Fed conference explored why certain payment innovations have been...