"Now to watch crypto move into stablecoin as opposed to cryptocurrency, it really seems to be moving stablecoin into the main stage."
Jacqueline and Jordan both attended Money 20/20 this year in Vegas! We discuss our experience there in this episode of payments corner and how we feel it marked a pivotal shift for the financial industry as it moved from theoretical hype to tangible execution.
The conference highlighted how financial technology is being rebuilt around this core infrastructure, transitioning from simple automation to "agentic commerce" where autonomous AI agents manage entire shopping cycles, from discovery to secure payment.
Beyond AI, the passage of stablecoin legislation has catalyzed a new era of "programmable money," leading major institutions like Western Union to launch their own digital payment tokens for faster, 24/7 cross-border settlements. As these instant payment rails become the global baseline, the focus has intensified on building an "architecture of trust"—replacing static security with adaptive, AI-driven fraud prevention and "Know Your Agent" (KYA) frameworks to safely manage autonomous financial interactions.
