🎙️ Ep. 790 OpenPayd | Bridging Traditional Banking and Digital Assets (feat. Michael Treacy)

For episode 790 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Michael Treacy, Director of Marketing and Business Development at OpenPayd, a financial infrastructure company providing businesses with access to global payments, banking services, and digital asset connectivity through a unified platform.

Throughout the episode, Brandon and Michael explore how financial infrastructure is evolving to support the growing digital economy, the role of stablecoins in modern payments, and how businesses can move money more efficiently across borders. They also discuss the challenges of connecting traditional banking systems with blockchain-based financial services, the importance of reliable payment infrastructure for fintech and digital asset companies, and what the future holds for global money movement.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(2:04) Who is Michael Treacy?

(2:36) What is OpenPayd?

(4:43) Why is a global payments network important?

(5:47) OpenPayd use-cases?

(6:40) Navigating global regulations in payments industry

(7:41) What policy change do we need?

(8:15) Sumsub

(8:59) Global network to support RWAs

(10:05) Stablecoins and Agentic commerce

(12:55) Identification for AI agents

(13:53) Which technologies will have the biggest impact on the payments industry?

(14:50) Openpayd roadmap

(15:45) Openpayd website & socials

🎙️ OpenPayd & Michael Treacy Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.openpayd.com/ 

🔗 LinkedIn (OpenPayd): https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpayd/ 

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.