Our CEO Michael B. Tannenbaum recently joined Peter Renton on the Fintech One on One podcast to discuss how Figure works, and the shifting narrative around blockchain in capital markets. There was a point when blockchain was viewed as experimental. No longer. Today, facing real-world industry challenges like double-pledging fraud, market participants are recognizing the practical necessity of what blockchain brings to the table as critical infrastructure. As Michael puts it: "In 2018, people were thinking ‘this is so crazy.’ Now, people might be saying it’s crazy not to do this.” By moving financial assets to blockchain rails, we aren't just innovating for the sake of it, we're helping build a more efficient, secure ecosystem for everyone. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/edt-pPgQ
Figure CEO Michael B. Tannenbaum on Blockchain in Capital Markets
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Thank you Peter Renton for having Michael on the OG podcast of fintech! For anyone interested in better understanding what Figure does and what the vision is, it gets explained clearly and pretty fulsomely in terms that I think most folks will understand. One of the better explanations comes to a question at 9:45 in. It's a fun listen. I highly recommend it.
Our CEO Michael B. Tannenbaum recently joined Peter Renton on the Fintech One on One podcast to discuss how Figure works, and the shifting narrative around blockchain in capital markets. There was a point when blockchain was viewed as experimental. No longer. Today, facing real-world industry challenges like double-pledging fraud, market participants are recognizing the practical necessity of what blockchain brings to the table as critical infrastructure. As Michael puts it: "In 2018, people were thinking ‘this is so crazy.’ Now, people might be saying it’s crazy not to do this.” By moving financial assets to blockchain rails, we aren't just innovating for the sake of it, we're helping build a more efficient, secure ecosystem for everyone. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/edt-pPgQ
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Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, is acquiring Hong Kong-based payments infrastructure firm Reap for up to US$600 million to expand its B2B financial services platform. https://lnkd.in/g-9w9JUZ #stablecoin #asia #acquisition
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🚀 **Kraken's parent just dropped $600M on Reap Technologies!** This crypto giant grabs stablecoin payments and card tech in its second big buy this month. • Stablecoins get real-world use via cards • Faster payments for businesses • Kraken eyes everyday crypto spending FintechInShorts breaks it down simply. What does this mean for crypto adoption? Read the full InShort → [post_url_placeholder] #Fintech #Crypto #Stablecoins #Payments Read More: https://lnkd.in/gafXfZ6X #fintechinshorts #fintechnews
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Mike Cagney’s second act: Turning blockchain into Wall Street’s new plumbingFigure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and even equities onchain. https://lnkd.in/exuzBKZ6
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Fascinating breakdown. We are seeing a massive paradigm shift toward trustless infrastructure where Smart Contracts replace traditional intermediaries. Leveraging on chain transparency is the key to building the next generation of high confidence Web3 ecosystems.
Blockchain is the rails. Crypto is just one train that runs on them. We're using those same rails to move capital to Main Street. Credibly just boarded the blockchain train by partnering with Figure. For 15 years, the way small businesses access capital hasn't fundamentally changed. Banks say no. Alternative lenders move slowly or change the terms during underwriting. Capital markets were designed for institutions — not the dry cleaner, the restaurant, or the contractor trying to make payroll, buy inventory, or grow their business. That changes now. Today, Credibly and Figure are announcing a partnership that brings SMB lending onto blockchain rails — and I want to explain why that matters more than the headline suggests. Here's the thing about tokenization: it sounds like a tech story. It isn't. It's a capital access story. When a loan is tokenized — represented as a digital asset on an immutable blockchain ledger — something powerful happens. That asset can be verified instantly, transferred in near-real time, and opened to a much wider pool of investors. No paper trails. No 90-day settlement cycles. No gatekeepers deciding which lenders "deserve" access to institutional capital. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is one of the fastest-growing segments in financial services because it works. It compresses time. It reduces friction. It creates liquidity where there was none. We chose Figure because they're not experimenting with this — they've built it. $24B+ in assets originated on-chain. AAA-rated securitizations from S&P and Moody's. A live, operating ecosystem with Democratized Prime, Figure Connect, and DART. For Credibly, this means: → Faster access to warehouse financing through Democratized Prime → A direct channel to institutional investors via Figure Connect → Near-instant settlement vs. several days it takes today For small business owners: this means the capital they need arrives faster, from a broader base of lenders who now have the infrastructure to serve them profitably. This is what it looks like when fintech actually works — not as a buzzword, but as a tool that puts real money in the hands of people who earned it. Follow along — I'll be breaking down exactly how this works over the coming weeks and what this means for the future of SMB capital markets. #Tokenization #SMBLending #RWA #Fintech #SmallBusiness #BlockchainFinance
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Blockchain is the rails. Crypto is just one train that runs on them. We're using those same rails to move capital to Main Street. Credibly just boarded the blockchain train by partnering with Figure. For 15 years, the way small businesses access capital hasn't fundamentally changed. Banks say no. Alternative lenders move slowly or change the terms during underwriting. Capital markets were designed for institutions — not the dry cleaner, the restaurant, or the contractor trying to make payroll, buy inventory, or grow their business. That changes now. Today, Credibly and Figure are announcing a partnership that brings SMB lending onto blockchain rails — and I want to explain why that matters more than the headline suggests. Here's the thing about tokenization: it sounds like a tech story. It isn't. It's a capital access story. When a loan is tokenized — represented as a digital asset on an immutable blockchain ledger — something powerful happens. That asset can be verified instantly, transferred in near-real time, and opened to a much wider pool of investors. No paper trails. No 90-day settlement cycles. No gatekeepers deciding which lenders "deserve" access to institutional capital. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is one of the fastest-growing segments in financial services because it works. It compresses time. It reduces friction. It creates liquidity where there was none. We chose Figure because they're not experimenting with this — they've built it. $24B+ in assets originated on-chain. AAA-rated securitizations from S&P and Moody's. A live, operating ecosystem with Democratized Prime, Figure Connect, and DART. For Credibly, this means: → Faster access to warehouse financing through Democratized Prime → A direct channel to institutional investors via Figure Connect → Near-instant settlement vs. several days it takes today For small business owners: this means the capital they need arrives faster, from a broader base of lenders who now have the infrastructure to serve them profitably. This is what it looks like when fintech actually works — not as a buzzword, but as a tool that puts real money in the hands of people who earned it. Follow along — I'll be breaking down exactly how this works over the coming weeks and what this means for the future of SMB capital markets. #Tokenization #SMBLending #RWA #Fintech #SmallBusiness #BlockchainFinance
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Three Years From Now, Stablecoins May Feel Less Exciting and More Important Do you know what usually catches companies off guard? It’s when the thing they talked about for years finally becomes routine. Tedd Huff asked Nik Milanović, Founder of This Week in Fintech and Stablecon, to look ahead two or three years. What came back was a view that cuts against a lot of hype. Nik Milanović of This Week in Fintech and Stablecon said, "we'll be sitting here in 3 years thinking 'Wait that's it.'" That quote is strong because it feels likely. A lot of major shifts stop looking dramatic once they become useful, repeatable, and part of the normal flow of business. That may be exactly where stablecoins are headed. The real story may be less about headlines and more about banks, fintechs, and payment teams adjusting to a new default. 📍 Stablecoin adoption may feel sudden after a slow build 📍 Everyday finance may absorb blockchain quietly 📍 Market leaders will likely be the prepared operators 📍 Customer expectations may change fast once usage spreads 📍 Boring systems can still create major business change Tedd Huff and Nik Milanović get to something important here. You don’t need a flashy consumer moment for a real market shift to happen. You just need enough institutions using the new model until it becomes standard. Do you think your company is preparing for stablecoins as a headline, or as a coming default? #Fintech #Stablecoins #Blockchain #Banking #CryptoPayments #CrossBorderPayments #PaymentInfrastructure #TreasuryManagement #LeadersOneOnOne #TeddHuff #NikMilanovic #Voalyre #ThisWeekInFinTech #Stablecon Tedd Huff DD3 Media Voalyre Fintech Confidential
I always enjoy listening to what Michael has to say!