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Chakravorti, Carbo, and Rodriguez Participated on Recently Published World Bank Study

May 19, 2022
Bob Chakravorti and Chakra Advisors' Global Advisory Board members, Santiago Carbo and Francisco Rodriguez were key contributors to the recently published World Bank study on Incentives for Electronic Payment Acceptance.
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Chakravorti Speaks at FinTech: Innovation, Inclusion, and Risks Conference at San Francisco State University

May 13, 2022
Bob Chakravorti speaks at CAFIN at UC Santa Cruz and Lam-Larsen FinTech Initiative at Lam Family College of Business, San Francisco State University joint conference on FinTech.
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Chakravorti Participates on CAREC High-Level Panel on COVID-19 Pandemic and Financial Inclusion

July 01, 2021
In his role as Chief Economist at Ripple, Bob Chakravorti participated on a high-level virtual panel to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and financial inclusion sponsored by CAREC and Astana International Finance Center.
Presentation

Cryptocurrency

December 17, 2019
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.
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...
Incumbents Disruptors

Global Money: Facebook's Libra?

June 28, 2019
Generally, cross-border fund transfers occur over proprietary platforms requiring multiple intermediaries including banks. How do we provide payment mechanisms to the greater than 1.7 billion people without access to bank-intermediated financial services at a lower cost globally? Facebook announced last week that its new global currency, Libra, will address this...
Presentation

Financial Services Technology Revolution: Keynote at NASAA Annual Conference

September 24, 2017
In his opening keynote at NASAA, Bob Chakravorti gave an overview of the impact of FinTech firms on the financial services industry. He spoke about how these firms are impacting payments, lending, wealth and asset management, and alternative currencies. In addition, he discussed the role of regulation generally and the...
Incumbents Disruptors

Launch of Incumbents and Disruptors Blog

August 12, 2017
On the Incumbents and Disruptors Blog, guest bloggers and I will discuss how new entrants are challenging incumbents to improve customer service, convenience, safety, and access to financial products and services. Technological advancements seem to occur slower for financial services than in other industries. Although the focus of this blog...
Presentation

FinTech and Digital Transformation of the Financial Sector

April 12, 2017
In his presentation in Madrid, Spain in April 2017, Bob Chakravorti discussed how the financial sector is rapidly changing because of new products and services brought to market by FinTech firms. Specifically, he discusses certain market segments where new entrants are reducing market frictions. He puts forth how incumbent financial...
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...
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