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Presented by Stablecon and Powered by BVNK
In episode 2 of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Farooq Malik, co-founder and CEO of Rain, to explore how stablecoins are moving from speculation to real adoption. They discuss how Rain abstracts away complexity for users, why global platforms need global partners, and how a crypto-native company can win traditional finance clients by offering a better global solutions.
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About Stablecon
Stablecon (https://stablecon.com/) is the premier gathering for those at the intersection of DeFi, economic policy, financial infrastructure, and institutional integration, and those reinventing global commerce.
By convening the brightest minds in fintech and crypto, Stablecon provides attendees with world class thought leadership and fosters unparalleled networking and strategic collaboration across the digital payments industry. Whether you’re building, advising, or navigating this new frontier, this is the room where it happens.
About BVNK
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Connect with the Hosts & Guest
Chuk Okpalugo: LinkedIn, X, stablecoinblueprint.com
Raj Parekh: LinkedIn, X, monad.xyz
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Chapters
1. Global Platforms Need Global Partners w/ Farooq Malik (Rain) (00:00:00)
2. Farooq’s Background & the Origin of Rain (00:02:10)
3. From Speculation to Reality (00:05:50)
4. Cards, Interoperability & Stablecoin Spend (00:10:30)
5. Global Platforms and Key Use Cases (00:18:50)
6. Winning Traditional Finance Clients (00:23:30)
7. Building Core infrastructure & Regulatory Readiness (00:29:00)
8. Series B Raise & Visa Membership (00:33:50)
9. How Stablecoin Visa Transactions Work (00:39:00)
10. Will Stablecoins Disrupt Visa? (00:42:30)
11. Closing: success in 5 years, personal picks, future guests (00:50:00)
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