Fintechs and neobanks drive the next era of stablecoin adoption

Fintechs bypass traditional banking to offer stablecoin access, yield and spending in emerging markets. Programmable money leapfrogs legacy infrastructure.

Opinion by: Morgan Krupetsky, vice president of Onchain Finance at Ava Labs

On the heels of the GENIUS Act’s passing, the next era of stablecoin usage is being driven by a growing cohort of fintechs and neobanks — integrating stablecoins into their product and service offerings, going where traditional systems have found it economically or operationally infeasible to do so, and, as such, growing their competitive edge. 

These challenger systems are providing a direct way for people and businesses to more readily access and store stable value in mobile wallets; to navigate financial stability concerns around hyperinflation and currency volatility; to effectuate remittances and other cross-border transactions; to access credit and savings; and ultimately to spend down or against their holdings in real time. 

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