There are over 200 different dollar-pegged stablecoins (and growing). If you think that sounds excessive, congratulations—you're like every confused gamer from the past generation.
We've all heard of DeFi (Decentralized Finance)? How about DeCo (Decentralized Commerce)?
đź’ˇ NEWS FLASH : The two hottest topics in payments right now : Blockchain/ Stablecoins and AI/ Agentic Commerce—are solving pieces of the same puzzle.Â
The question isn't whether AI agents will reshape commerce—it's who will control them, how they'll work together, and whether we can build the trust and infrastructure needed to unlock their full potential. The battle for the future of commerce is just beginning.
AI is not “taking away” creativity—it’s redistributing it. It’s enabling us to move beyond drudgery and focus on what truly matters: innovation, problem-solving, and creating value in ways we couldn’t before.
UPI and Pix are reshaping the payments landscape in some of the fastest growing economies, but are they truly competing with credit cards—or just displacing cash?Â
Back in 2019, I was working in the Strategy & Operations function at Visa on the Merchant Team. The problem I was asked to solve/ come up with recommendations for was: How do we serve Merchants better?Â