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Bob Chakravorti Co-Authors Visa Report on Small Business Recovery and Resilience During Covid

February 08, 2021
Bob participated on the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute study team that produced its first major study titled, Small Business in the Digital Age: Recommendations for Recovery and Resilience.
Trade Journal

Small Business in the Digital Age: Recommendations for Recovery and Resilience

February 03, 2021
Greater digitization of commerce has brought enormous benefits to businesses and consumers. By using digital payment capabilities and online marketplaces, many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are more able to compete with larger firms through greater customer choice and reach. This paper examines the results of a Visa Economic...
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Professors Carbo and Rodriguez along with Bob Chakravorti Advising World Bank

February 14, 2020
Professors Santiago Carbo Valverde and Francisco Rodriguez Fernandez, members of Chakra Advisors’ Advisory Board, and Bob are advising the World Bank Group. They are part of a team of consultants studying how incentives impact the adoption and usage of digital payments by micro, small, and medium retailers around the world...
Book Chapter

The Future of Cryptotokens

October 21, 2019
In this chapter, the authors study how cryptotoken issuance, also referred to as initial coin offerings and security token offerings, may disrupt funding markets such as venture capital, crowdfunding, and private equity. The authors discuss the necessary infrastructure to support this new asset class. The authors analyze the market evolution...
Trade Journal

Initial Coin Offerings: Disruptor or Impostor?

September 09, 2018
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...
Trade Journal

New Payment Technologies: Back to Basics

May 16, 2016
A core function of any banking system is the provision of payments. However, a greater number of non-banks are becoming part of the payments landscape. Payments can be made via fiat or crypto currencies, bank credit or deposits, or funds transfers on the books of non-bank payment providers. Most of...
Central Bank Publication

Payment Instrument Choice: The Case of Prepaid Cards

March 01, 2006
In this article, Chakravorti and Lubasi conclude that prepaid applications potentially provide a more cost-effective means to transfer funds when: 1) recipients of funds do not have transactions accounts; 2) disbursers of funds do not have access to the recipient’s transactions accounts, or 3) the disbursers of funds need to...
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