Tokenization and Stablecoin Infrastructure: How Banks Can Unlock New Value in Payments and Asset Management

Tokenization is rapidly moving from concept to execution, transforming how traditional financial institutions issue, manage, and transfer real-world assets. But what does it take to bring tokenized assets into the core of banking operations?

Join Neil Chopra, Director of Financial Markets at Fireblocks, for a panel discussion with Luca Cosentino, Head of Crypto at Cross River Bank, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa. Following Cross River's recent announcement selecting Fireblocks to enable its wallet infrastructure, the panel will examine how both banks and global payment networks are approaching tokenization and stablecoin settlement—from strategy and early adoption to scalable production use cases.

Luca will share how Cross River built its wallet infrastructure and designed its stablecoin strategy, while Cuy will provide Visa's perspective on how on-chain settlement, programmable payments, and tokenized money are reshaping payment flows for issuers, acquirers, merchants, and fintechs. Together, they'll unpack how tokenization can unlock new value across payments, settlement, liquidity, and asset management—and what institutions need to prepare for the next wave of digital-asset innovation.

Attendees will gain a firsthand view into the opportunities, risks, and operational considerations for integrating tokenized assets into existing financial systems, from regulatory frameworks to liquidity management and on-chain interoperability.