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October 05Banks Are Going Onchain on Weekends
On Ep. 103 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Christian Catalini, Founder @ MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab to discuss OpenUSD launch, weekend onchain settlement, how banks should respond to AI agents and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
0:51 OpenUSD launches across Tempo, Ethereum, Solana and Base
14:55 Lloyds pilots USDC settlement with Visa over seven days
16:36 Weekend onchain settlement helps major banks gain blockchain experience
20:16 Citi and Coinbase enable corporate stablecoin acceptance via Spring
24:05 Why consumer stablecoin payments lag while B2B use grows
28:16 Agentic banking fears, deposit flight and fintech competition
36:03 How banks should respond to AI agents and disappearing friction
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 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
47 min
September 28OCC Bank Charters Will Usher Stablecoin Adoption Wave
On Ep. 102 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nick van Eck, Co-Founder & CEO @ Agora and Shivani Siroya, Founder & CEO @ Tala to discuss Agora's OCC charter, Tala seeing credit access as missing stablecoin adoption layer, Blockchain.com and NYSE explore 24/7 tokenized stocks and ETFs and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:15 Agora OCC charter enables U.S. stablecoin banking one stop shop
07:57 Tala sees credit access as missing stablecoin adoption layer
14:11 EU MiCA reserve rules and multi-jurisdiction stablecoin restrictions
24:07 Local currency stablecoins, yield, and emerging market borrowing preferences
25:06 SoFi moves $25 billion card program to seven day stablecoin settlement
33:28 Blockchain.com and NYSE explore 24/7 tokenized stocks and ETFs
39:05 24/7 tokenized stock trading faces liquidity and NAV challenges
41:47 Tokenized assets as collateral and underwriting AI agents
44:48 UK banks test interbank tokenized deposits for 24/7 settlement
49:09 Tokenized deposits and stablecoins as complementary banking infrastructure
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

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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
53 min
September 21SEC Unlocked Tokenized Stocks
On Ep. 101 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Product & Technology Officer @ Circle and Simone Maini, Chief Executive Officer @ Elliptic to discuss SEC five-year exemption for tokenized US stock trading, AMMs and their role in traditional capital markets, Circle launching Arc mainnet and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:19 SEC five-year exemption for tokenized US stock trading
9:32 AMMs and their role in traditional capital markets
13:58 Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC transaction fees
17:51 Arc privacy features and institutional compliance monitoring
20:04 Building onchain FX markets using global stablecoins
24:33 S&P Global acquisition of smart contract auditor OpenZeppelin
33:14 Regulators adopting technology for onchain compliance and oversight
37:21 Blockchain audit trails and crypto trust primitives for AI
41:10 BlackRock tokenized Hong Kong dollar money market fund
45:06 Tokenized money market funds as stablecoin reserve 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 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 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
53 min
September 14Visa Stablecoin Settlement Hits $20BN - Up 15X
On Ep. 100 of Tokenized, Pet Berisha, MD & Co-Creator @ Tokenized is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Former Regulator, Policy & Regulatory Specialist, Cyril Mathew, Co-Founder & CEO @ Latitude and Matt Marcus, Co-Founder & CEO @ Modern Treasury to discuss Modern Treasury launching noncustodial stablecoin wallets, Latitude raises $35 million, prediction markets, global regulation and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:00 Modern Treasury launches noncustodial stablecoin wallets with fiat rails
05:13 Stablecoin agnosticism and likely consolidation among leading stablecoins
08:00 Business stablecoin demand across products, liquidity and payment infrastructure
10:11 Dollar denominated stablecoins, dollarization and global monetary sovereignty
13:28 Latitude raises $35 million to connect stablecoins with local rails
18:19 Regulation first stablecoin infrastructure and Latitude’s global licensing strategy
20:28 Stablecoins reducing cross border payment fragmentation and last mile complexity
23:23 OpenFX provides onchain FX liquidity for cheaper stablecoin payouts
27:52 MoneyGram launches stablecoin linked Visa card and cash off ramps
37:36 Robinhood expands prediction markets and its fast growing blockchain ecosystem
51:48 Prediction markets and global regulation
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

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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
59 min
September 07Big Bank Stablecoin - Can It Compete?
On Ep. 99 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Securities Digitization @ London Stock Exchange Group and Ada Vaughan, Head of DeFi @ Stellar Development Foundation to discuss LSEG and Kraken partnership, ICE invests in tZERO, major financial institutions forming a joint bank stablecoin consortium and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
1:21 LSEG and Kraken partnership brings tokenized stocks to LSE 24
5:59 Stock tokens merging with DeFi and new financial products
9:53 Tokenized and traditional stocks coexisting across public markets
11:22 Onchain equities expanding global access and DeFi collateral use
15:11 ICE invests in tZERO amid tokenized securities regulatory changes
21:37 Wallet-based securities access bridging traditional and digital markets
28:42 Athena Pay and rising competition among global stablecoin neobanks
30:44 Local payment integration challenges across Kenya and Brazil
36:01 Stablecoin interoperability and programmable settlement for tokenized RWAs
38:24 Major financial institutions forming a joint bank stablecoin consortium
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 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
51 min
August 31Revolut Launched a Stablecoin. Are Big Banks Next?
On Ep. 98 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Thomas Cowan, Head of Tokenization @ Bullish and Hannah Arnold, COO @ TurnKey to discuss Revolut launching Euro R stablecoin, Standard Chartered brings regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin to institutions, Fasset reaches billion dollar valuation using stablecoins for global settlement and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction

0:56 Revolut launches Euro R stablecoin through Bridge in Europe

5:16 Revolut’s potential shift toward multicurrency onchain accounts

11:09 Stablecoins as cash legs for tokenized equity trading

15:35 Stablecoin payout wallets expanding into yield and investment products

17:55 Standard Chartered brings regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin to institutions

22:48 Hong Kong’s stablecoin model for 24/7 China linked financial markets

27:36 China’s digital yuan struggles vs private sector stablecoin innovation

31:58 Fasset reaches billion dollar valuation using stablecoins for global settlement

34:14 Stablecoin neobanks face low barriers, competition and differentiation challenges

40:17 LayerZero ATLAS builds headless exchange infrastructure for onchain equities
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

***

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
52 min
August 27Will Stablecoins Own Machine-To-Machine Payments? Ft. Christian Catalini
On Ep. 12 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Christian Catalini, Founder @ MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab to discuss machine-to-machine payments, why micropayments struggle, AI commoditization and more!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction

03:29 Why agentic commerce became the intersection of AI and crypto

06:53 Incumbents vs crypto rails in agentic commerce

09:48 Machine-to-machine payments, information markets, and agent liability

13:39 Why micropayments struggle and new agent-focused markets may emerge

18:51 The intent economy, agent efficiency, trust, and verification

20:45 Stablecoins, tokenized deposits, cross-border payments, and treasury operations

24:07 Measurable work automation and human verification as the bottleneck

27:59 AI commoditization, routing, proprietary data, and sustainable competitive moats

33:34 Incumbent data advantages versus startup talent and open weights

36:10 How fintech firms can build and control domain-specific AI
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
45 min
August 24Every Correspondent Bank Will Support Stablecoins
On Ep. 97 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ferdinand Dabitz, Co-Founder & CEO @ Augustus and Anna Wroblewska, Chief Business Officer @ Dinari to discuss Stripe’s OpenRouter acquisition, modernizing correspondent banking with stablecoin liquidity, 24/7 tokenized securities and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction

03:23 Stripe’s OpenRouter acquisition and model orchestration strategy

08:54 Stablecoin payments for AI inference through MPP

11:00 Financing AI compute infrastructure and rising private credit demand

14:26 Stablecoin card settlement lowering barriers for smaller issuers

16:38 Trapped liquidity, cross-border payments and emerging market stablecoin adoption

20:44 Modernizing correspondent banking with stablecoin liquidity rebalancing

26:24 Tokenized stock models, ownership rights and synthetic instruments

30:29 24/7 tokenized securities, lending markets and index products

35:58 SEC crypto offering rules, token issuance and liquidity

39:06 24/7 financial rails, Fedwire limitations and operational bottlenecks
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 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

***

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
48 min
August 20Why Thunes Chose Stablecoins for Cross Border
On Ep. 10 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Pritpal Shokar, Head of Product, Digital Assets @ Thunes to discuss Thunes stablecoin pre-funding and global payout capabilities, rising stablecoin demand across emerging markets and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction

3:34 Real-time settlement versus traditional financial messaging infrastructure

5:22 Stablecoins shifting from speculation toward real-world payment utility

10:25 Thunes stablecoin pre-funding and global payout capabilities

14:04 Rising stablecoin demand across emerging markets and crypto-native customers

16:44 Stablecoin value comes from liquidity, speed and reach

19:47 Compliance challenges bridging traditional finance and crypto infrastructure

26:26 Tokenized assets, agentic payments and continued fiat demand

31:36 Onchain FX and stablecoin liquidity optimization across corridors

33:16 Stablecoins, tokenized money and future machine-to-machine payments
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

***

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
36 min
August 17Deel Goes Live With Stablecoin Wallet in 80 Markets
On Ep. 96 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Luca Prosperi, Co-Founder & CEO @ M0 and Ryan Bozarth, Co-founder & CEO @ Dakota to discuss Rain acquiring Ansa to put branded wallets on stablecoin rails, stablecoin linked cards, onchain credit and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction

1:10 Rain acquires Ansa to put branded wallets on stablecoin rails

2:44 Tokenized loyalty points become liquid, interoperable and convertible with stablecoins

6:55 Stablecoin linked cards become table stakes for neobanks

11:20 Global co-brand cards could combine loyalty with onchain credit

14:45 Brazil imposes 24-hour holds on large stablecoin transfers

18:45 Brazil rules may push stablecoin flows toward self-custodial wallets

25:37 Deel expands stablecoin payroll and earn products across 80 markets

30:54 Vault products raise questions around collateral, risk and scalability

45:04 Nasdaq acquires Level Markets to advance 24/7 capital markets

48:50 Stablecoins connect capital markets, payments and corporate treasury management
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

***

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
57 min

About Tokenized

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This show is for the builders, who see stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as the next step in the finance industry. The tokenization of all assets.