Nicolo Zingales

Nicolo Zingales

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Nicolo Zingales

Nicolo Zingales is Professor of Information Law and Regulation at the law school of the Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro. Fascinated by the interaction of law, technology and markets, he researches on a range of issues revolving around the roles and responsibilities of digital platforms and intermediaries in the online ecosystem.His research has been cited, among others, by the UN Special Rapporteur for the Protection and Promotion of Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the UK House of Lords, and the European Parliament.

Competition and financial inclusion: competing or complementing goals in DPI & interoperability

Interoperability in the payments ecosystem and the implementation of a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for digital payments have the potential of fostering two separate goals: market competition and financial inclusion. Nevertheless, depending on the authority advancing each measure and the legal mandate it has been entrusted with, those objectives could be regarded as competing (one is consid…