This Week in Fintech
This Week in Fintech
This Week In Fintech
Stablecoins Are Going to Main Street
53 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2026 at 5:00 am.
Intro
Welcome And Farooq's Origin Story
Defining The Chasm In Finance
From Vinyl To Stablecoin Rails
Napster Phase And Regulatory Catch-Up
Building Faster By Lowering Failure Cost
Trust Interoperability And Push Pull Adoption
Why Late Adopters Struggle To Buy
The Watershed Moment And 2026 Bets
What Rain Looks For In Partners
What Breaks When Money Hits Borders
Debanked Americans And Compliance On Chain
Closing
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Presented by Rain. In this special series Crossing the Chasm, we explore when stablecoins stop being “crypto” and start functioning like real money, becoming familiar, fast, and cost-efficient. Justin Friedman is joined by Farooq Malik, founder and CEO of Rain, joins us to break down what true adoption looks like across payments, on-chain settlement, and card programs that integrate seamlessly into existing financial systems. Using a simple lens, technology wins when it improves infrastr...