Tokenized

On Ep. 95 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Natalya Thakur, Founder & CEO @ Knova and TuongVy Le, General Counsel @ Veda to discuss Western Union and Rain launching Stablecard, stablecoins as opportunity not threat for banks, BlackRock tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

2:04 Western Union and Rain launch stablecard in 37 markets

3:46 Idle stablecoin balances and yield earning potential

5:44 Self custodial model attractiveness for internationalization

6:23 Western Union business model shift with wallet plus card

10:00 Stablecoins as opportunity not threat for banks

15:06 Wells Fargo tokenized deposits for corporate clients

19:54 Interoperability risks of bank permissioned blockchain networks

26:41 Safety and soundness concerns with 24/7 programmable deposits

33:57 Cloudflare programmable wallets for AI agent payments

44:02 BlackRock tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

Tokenized is supported by Modern Treasury

Modern Treasury offers one API for fiat and stablecoins, helping teams launch payment products in days, enter new markets, and serve more customers. Trusted by companies like Procore, Navan, and Morse, and backed by over $600 billion in payments, learn how to adapt to changing payment rails and scale with confidence at moderntreasury.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!

 

Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 9 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets @ Citi Token Services to discuss Citi Token Services liquidity management as first use case, programmable smart contracts, the need for multi bank interoperability and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

5:26 Lessons on client pain points from IBM blockchain practice

8:25 Citi Token Services liquidity management as first use case

14:33 Programmable smart contracts for shipping canal payments

18:39 Need for multi bank interoperability and industry owned networks

26:02 Tokenized deposits projected to exceed stablecoin transaction volume

28:28 Compliance challenges with stablecoin transaction history auditing

30:38 Tokenized cash as foundation for atomic settlement of assets

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!

 

Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 94 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo is joined by Rob Hadick, GP @ Dragonfly, Stephen Sikes, COO @ Public and Ethan Chan, Co-Founder & CEO @ Allium to discuss Tokenized stocks as a global expansion strategy for US fintechs, prediction markets surging and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

0:30 Embedded wallet acquisitions and consolidation trends in crypto infrastructure

2:16 Monetization challenges and value accrual for standalone infrastructure providers

5:48 Comparing embedded wallets to Plaid's integration moat and maintainability

9:49 Limited DeFi integrations needed versus traditional fintech like Plaid

12:26 Stablecoin adoption challenges for US brokerage on-ramps and payments

14:52 Tokenized stocks' small scale relative to Robinhood's core equities business

16:36 Tokenized stocks as a global expansion strategy for US fintechs

23:00 Institutional demand for 24/7 trading and tokenized collateral for weekend risk

31:02 Stablecoins overindexed in consumer cross border payments versus fiat

39:43 Prediction markets surge driven by politics, sports, and institutional hedging

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is presented by Tempo.

Payments may look simple, but fraud, chargebacks, compliance and reconciliation create thousands of hidden challenges. Stablecoins help, but don’t solve them all. Tempo tackles these pain points with native account abstraction, block and allow lists, plus fast, predictable fees. Learn more at tempo.xyz

Tokenized is presented by M0

Stablecoins are becoming global financial infrastructure. It's time for that infrastructure to mature. If you're a brand, you should have your own stablecoin set to the behavior of financial flows moving through your product. If you're an issuer, you want to be the stablecoin partner for the most valuable brands. M0 is the only platform where issuers and brands get together to build digital money products for the world. Learn more at m0.org

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!

 

Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 10 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Noah Levine, Partner @ a16z Crypto to discuss a new class of merchants and buyers emerging, stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps, Jevons paradox and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

2:20 Agentic commerce is still very early in development

4:14 New class of merchants and buyers emerging

6:17 Stablecoin and blockchain for AI payment needs

7:37 Stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps

11:50 Card networks offer trust and brand value

13:23 Value accrues above payment protocols not in them

16:45 Wallet aggregation and headless merchants are key

21:51 Compute orchestration and real time payment opportunities

29:20 Jevons paradox and streaming payments in finance

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is also presented by Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh makes it possible for anyone — or any agent — to pay or get paid instantly, from any wallet, on any chain, anywhere in the world. Learn more at meshpay.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!

 

Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 93 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Luke Tuttle, CPTO @ MoneyGram, Charles Yoo-Naut, Co-Founder & CTO @ Rain and Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Digital Markets Infrastructure @ London Stock Exchange Group to discuss LSE nighttime trading venue launching 2027, Tokenized UK government debt instrument DIGIT and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

3:50 London Stock Exchange nighttime trading venue launching 2027

5:09 Tokenized UK government debt instrument called DIGIT explained

8:09 Regulatory recognition of digital assets versus physical assets

13:29 Marqeta partners with zerohash for stablecoin card programs

16:52 Rain full stack issuer versus Marqeta processor agnostic approach

27:57 Ramp launches stablecoin accounts and payments for businesses

35:29 B2B stablecoin adoption for small businesses outside United States

40:25 Augustus raises $180M to build global dollar bank

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

Tokenized is supported by Modern Treasury

Modern Treasury offers one API for fiat and stablecoins, helping teams launch payment products in days, enter new markets, and serve more customers. Trusted by companies like Procore, Navan, and Morse, and backed by over $600 billion in payments, learn how to adapt to changing payment rails and scale with confidence at moderntreasury.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!

 

Music by Henry McLean