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 writes and 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 Council of Europe, the Organization for Cooperation and Development, the UK House of Lords, and the European Parliament.

Standardized Payment Interfaces as Digital Public Infrastructures: Learning from India and Brazil

This session will provide an overview of the highly successful approach taken by India and Brazil towards the provision of digital public infrastructure through the standardization of payment interfaces. This is particularly timely as the most recent G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting held in India recognized the growth of digital public infrastructures, including in the sphere of digital payme…

Equitable Interoperability For Ecosystem Value Creation

The coalescence of competitive forces around few major digital platforms has given rise to a new type of competitive environment, which is characterized by the co-existence and interdependence of multiple economic actors with a shared interest in value creation. These dynamics can be explained by some of the characteristic features of the platform economy, namely interconnectedness, modularity, an…