Shopify Launches Stablecoin Payments & JP Morgan Launch JPMD Ft. Chris Harmse and John O'Brien

On Ep. 36 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and John O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer @ dLocal to discuss Shopify enabling stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe, Walmart and Amazon exploring issuing their own stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:58 Shopify enables stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe
• 05:08 Stablecoin demand in global south e-commerce markets
• 09:03 Programmable payments and escrow in Shopify's protocol
• 11:01 Walmart and Amazon explore issuing their own stablecoins
• 17:10 Mercado Libre's stablecoin for rewards and emerging markets
• 18:40 Corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins in B2B
• 26:02 JP Morgan pilots USD deposit token on Coinbase's blockchain
• 32:21 Draining pre-funded accounts with stablecoins in emerging markets
• 35:32 Compliance frameworks for stablecoins and blockchain payments

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Music by Henry McLean