On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Worldpay partnering with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants, the technical breakdown and more!

Timestamps:

• 01:45 Worldpay partners with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants
• 03:12 The benefits of stablecoins for merchant payouts explained
• 04:24 A technical breakdown: How the integration operates
• 05:22 Where is the demand from Worldpay's client base?
• 06:50 The future evolution of stablecoin payouts for merchants
• 08:15 Will stablecoins remain a long-term solution?

This episode is brought to you 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.

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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. 32 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance and Stepan Simkin, CEO @ Squads to discuss Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses, AI agents and compliance in financial services and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:46 Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses
• 05:08 Grid as the open API layer for stablecoin Fintech
• 06:22 Regulatory framework and compliance for stablecoin products
• 11:32 Self-custody vs. FBO accounts in stablecoin finance
• 14:43 AI agents and compliance in financial services
• 18:07 Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan enabling crypto purchases
• 28:39 Senate passing preliminary vote on the GENIUS Act
• 38:16 Catena Labs building AI-native financial institutions with stablecoins

This episode is brought to you 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 Avalanche.

With Avalanche’s purpose-built Layer 1s, institutions can tailor digital asset strategies to their exact needs—while still tapping into the power of public blockchain innovation, developer communities, and seamless interoperability. Learn more at avax.network

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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. 31 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Brandon Arvanaghi, CEO @ Meow and Anurag Arjun, Founder @ Avail to discuss Robinhood's global expansion in Fintech and crypto, Meow's integration of USDC for business payments and why Meta wants a stablecoin.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Robinhood's global expansion in Fintech and crypto
• 01:16 Meow's integration of USDC for business payments
• 02:29 Blockchain scalability and interoperability challenges
• 04:38 Meta's renewed interest in stablecoins for payouts
• 11:59 Practical use cases for stablecoins in cross-border payments
• 16:46 Robinhood's acquisition of crypto trading platforms
• 22:25 Demand for cross-border treasury management solutions
• 28:07 JP Morgan's blockchain for tokenized asset settlement
• 38:10 Ant Financial's partnership with AAVE for RWA market
• 42:38 Transition from DeFi to on-chain finance with RWAs

This episode is brought to you 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.

This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure—helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to BVNK.com to learn more!

This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

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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. 30 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Santiago Santos, CEO @ Inversion Capital to discuss Stablecoins transforming traditional businesses, Inversion Capital's private equity approach and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Stablecoins transforming traditional businesses
• 00:42 Institutional adoption of real world assets
• 02:02 Inversion Capital's private equity approach
• 09:25 Telco companies becoming Fintech banks
• 15:18 Visa's investment in BVNK
• 18:07 Stripe's stablecoin accounts launch
• 24:54 Stablecoins as a Swift alternative
• 33:05 Coinbase's acquisition of Derbet and x402 protocol

This episode is brought to you 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 Avalanche.

With Avalanche’s purpose-built Layer 1s, institutions can tailor digital asset strategies to their exact needs—while still tapping into the power of public blockchain innovation, developer communities, and seamless interoperability. Learn more at avax.network

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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. 29 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Henri Stern, CEO @ Privy and Jelena Djuric, CEO @ Noble to discuss Visa's stablecoin linked cards announcement and a new era of Fintech innovation with stablecoins.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:20 Visa's stablecoin linked cards announcement
• 05:00 Global expansion of stablecoin payment infrastructure
• 10:00 New era of FinTech innovation with stablecoins
• 15:00 Demand for stablecoins in Asia and Latin America
• 20:00 Projected growth of stablecoin market by 2030
• 30:00 Worldcoin's Visa card for spending WLD rewards
• 40:00 Ripple's rejected bid to acquire Circle
• 45:00 Korean banks launching a joint stablecoin venture

This episode is brought to you 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.

This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure—helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to BVNK.com to learn more!

This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

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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. 28 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance and Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly to discuss Circle Payments Network launch, regulatory challenges and yield-bearing stablecoins vs. payment stablecoins.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 03:19 Circle Payments Network (CPN) launch and its ambitious goals
• 05:24 Regulatory challenges for hybrid financial institutions like Circle
• 07:40 CPN’s focus on reinventing cross-border payments for SMBs
• 10:48 Compliance and travel rule as value-add for payment networks
• 19:05 PayPal’s 3.7% yield on PYUSD and regulatory implications
• 24:39 Yield-bearing stablecoins vs. payment stablecoins: Legal and tax complexities
• 29:02 Crypto firms applying for bank charters: Trends and motivations
• 40:33 State vs. federal regulation for stablecoins and global reciprocity

This episode is brought to you 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 Avalanche.

With Avalanche’s purpose-built Layer 1s, institutions can tailor digital asset strategies to their exact needs—while still tapping into the power of public blockchain innovation, developer communities, and seamless interoperability. Learn more at avax.network

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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. 27 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ran Goldi, SVP of Payments and Network @ Fireblocks to discuss Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption, the impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth and Standard Chartered predicting $2T stablecoin market.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:33 Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption
• 05:00 Impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth
• 10:40 Standard Chartered predicts $2T stablecoin market
• 15:00 Current stablecoin supply and transaction volume
• 20:00 Domestic vs cross-border stablecoin use cases
• 24:06 Merchant adoption challenges for stablecoin payments
• 30:00 Standard Chartered's mirrored collateral with OKX
• 35:00 Banks leading in crypto infrastructure development
• 40:00 JPMorgan's Connexus blockchain for GBP payments
• 44:16 JPMorgan's long-term commitment to blockchain technology

This episode is brought to you 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.

This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure—helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to BVNK.com to learn more!

This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

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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. 26 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Noelle Acheson, Author @ Crypto is Macro Now and Fernando Martinez, CEO @ Nonco to discuss crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics, Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road and Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:51 Stablecoins and institutional adoption of real-world assets
• 02:15 Crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics
• 05:49 Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road prime brokerage
• 12:16 Liquidity challenges with stablecoins like RLUSD
• 17:24 Tokenization and its role in financial markets
• 20:07 Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche
• 27:55 Operational efficiencies of blockchain for FX settlements
• 33:39 Tether's potential new US-based institutional stablecoin
• 39:58 CoDEX's stablecoin-only blockchain and liquidity oracle
• 43:25 Market preference for Tron in stablecoin transactions

This episode is brought to you 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 Avalanche.

With Avalanche’s purpose-built Layer 1s, institutions can tailor digital asset strategies to their exact needs—while still tapping into the power of public blockchain innovation, developer communities, and seamless interoperability. Learn more at avax.network

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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 this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Georg Schneider, Managing Director @ Digital Asset, Melvin Deng, CEO @ QCP & Chris Zuehlke, Global Co-Head @ Cumberland to discuss onchain finance, liquidity, risk and collateral.

Timestamps:

• 00:27 Digital Asset's role in capital markets
• 01:15 QCP's institutional digital asset services
• 04:02 Blockchain for real-time risk management
• 07:05 Digital collateral benefits for QCP
• 13:34 Stablecoins and privacy on Canton Network
• 17:27 QCP's future plans with Canton
• 19:43 Canton enabling TradFi and DeFi convergence
• 24:58 Cumberland's use of stablecoins in trading
• 32:08 Privacy and anonymity in capital markets
• 39:50 24/7 markets and risk management tools

This episode is brought to you 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.

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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. 25 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergio Mello, Head of Stablecoins at Anchorage Digital and Arnold Lee, Co-Founder of Sphere Labs to discuss Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation, stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi and regulatory clarity for stablecoins.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation
• 00:52 Stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi
• 03:58 Distribution vs issuance in stablecoin monetization strategies
• 06:20 Regulatory clarity for stablecoins and crypto adoption
• 10:29 Impact of interest rates on stablecoin reserve income
• 19:05 Stablecoin use cases in emerging markets like Argentina
• 24:19 Tokenization of real world assets by BlackRock
• 35:10 Institutional adoption of public blockchains for tokenization
• 37:22 DTCC's platform for tokenized real time collateral management
• 38:58 FDIC removes no action letter requirement for crypto activities

This episode is brought to you 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.

This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure—helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to BVNK.com to learn more!

This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

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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