The Intersection: Where DeFi + TradFi Meet: With Chris Harmse, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at BVNK

Join Scarlett Sieber, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Money20/20, for a special edition of The Bank Tellers podcast as she sits down with Chris Harmse, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer at BVNK, to explore the rapidly evolving convergence of decentralized and traditional finance.

Chris shares the inside story of how BVNK became the largest stablecoin payments infrastructure provider in the market, building for five years before stablecoins even became mainstream. Discover the three-pillar strategy that helped BVNK secure major partnerships with industry giants like WorldPay and Lian Lian, including their groundbreaking achievement as the first to add stablecoins as a payout option on WorldPay's platform.

Key Topics:

• The GENIUS Act Impact: How new regulation is creating a 3-4x pipeline surge and removing compliance barriers
• Enterprise Strategy: The consultative approach to educating banks and traditional financial institutions
• Debunking DeFi Myths: Addressing misconceptions about financial crime, costs, and payment volumes in blockchain
• Market Trends: What's overhyped (Bitcoin price watching) vs. underhyped (stablecoin merchant acceptance)
• Future Challenges: Capital efficiency and the untapped potential of draining pre-funded accounts

Chris provides unique insights into scaling from 10 to 300 employees across seven offices while maintaining startup speed, and shares what keeps him up at night as the industry races to capture unprecedented opportunities.

This episode serves as a preview of the exciting content you'll experience at Money20/20's brand new Intersection Stage in Las Vegas coming up soon!

Important note:  This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, referencing BVNK's partnerships with WorldPay and Lian Lian. Since filming, BVNK has continued their impressive growth trajectory with several major announcements:

Recent BVNK Updates:

• Bitso partnership
• Flywire partnership
• Strategic investment from Citi
• Surpassed $20 billion in annualized stablecoin payments volumes at the start of October 

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