Tokenized

On Ep. 33 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined live by Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis to discuss the Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up, agentic payments in programmable finance and more! Timestamps: * 00:00 Introduction * 02:29 Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up * 07:03 B2B payments growth and $70B annualized volume * 14:05 USDT dominance in both developed and emerging markets * 17:28 Regulatory clarity and its impact on stablecoin liquidity * 21:36 Big banks exploring joint stablecoin initiatives * 30:48 Worldpay enabling global stablecoin payouts in 146 markets * 37:34 Stablecoin-linked cards and their role in commerce * 40:00 Agentic payments and AI in programmable finance 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 [http://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 [http://bvnk.co/] 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.networ [canton.network]k to learn more. *** 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 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 [http://visa.com/crypto]. *** 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 [http://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 [https://www.avax.network/] *** 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 [http://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 [http://bvnk.co/] 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.networ [canton.network]k to learn more. *** 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 [http://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 [https://www.avax.network/] *** 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