Finance
August 2023
Digital money necessitates information collection. By integrating information databases, a platform can enforce repayment of uncollateralized credit, beyond the ability of the banking sector. However, by controlling interoperability to other platforms’ ledgers, an incumbent platform can “lock-in” customers and increase its market power. Open banking, which gives users control of interoperability, limits uncollateralized credit.
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