Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Mark Zandi
Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
Mark Zandi is a leading economist focusing on macroeconomic trends, financial markets, and public policy.
Global Business / Economy
Is the War on Cash a Government Convenience Play — or a Genuine Threat to Financial Privacy That Nobody Is Taking Seriously Enough?Cash transactions have fallen to just 20% of payments in some countries — and governments are nudging that number lower. Catherine O'Neil, Mark Zandi, and Alyssa Silver debate whether the war on cash is a sensible modernization of the financial system or a quiet erosion of the financial privacy that nobody is taking seriously enough.