Raj Dhamodharan, EVP of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Mastercard, joined me to discuss the firm’s crypto and stablecoin initiatives.
Get to know Raj:
- Metaverse – Brand experiences
- Favorite food – Seafood
- Favorite musician/artist – Ilaiyaraaja
- Favorite movie – Historical fiction
- Favorite book – Historical fiction
- Hobby – Running and Biking
Topics:
- Mastercard’s integration of blockchain, crypto, and stablecoins
- Crypto Credential
- Multi Token Network
- USDG stablecoin – Global Dollar Network Consortium
- Future of payments with Stablecoins
- Future of Crypto
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Timestamps
01:57 Raj’s background
03:04 Discovering Crypto
04:32 Why Mastercard is using blockchain
07:20 Stablecoins payments
11:59 Programmable money
15:54 Genius Act $1 Trillion stablecoin market
18:44 Future of payments
20:54 USDG & Stablecoins being used
24:53 Crypto Credential
30:33 Multi Token Network
33:47 Blockchain enabling better partnerships
36:39 Setting standards for Crypto
40:25 Privacy transactions
43:04 Personal data on blockchain
48:10 Wrap up questions
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