EP.02 | Stablecoins: payouts and settlement first

Stablecoins are a big buzzword, but Jonathan Lesieur separates crypto from the broader stablecoin topic and focuses on two use cases: pay-ins and payouts. Crypto acceptance at checkout remains vertical-specific and not fully mature. The market today sits on the payout side, with institutions and large corporates preparing to use stablecoins for payouts and as settlement rails, for lower costs, shorter settlement delays and more competition with traditional banks. Worldpay, now Global Payments, already settles in stablecoins in the US and is launching in Europe. The preparation work: how these new currencies will live in your ledgers and your accounting.