Airtm × BVNK (Mastercard): Why Stablecoin Payments Are "Islands" — and How They Now Connect To 190 Markets
Stablecoins are supposed to fix cross-border payments. Instead, says BVNK's Kimberly Mescal-Julian, they have created islands, or rather, wallets that can hold value but can't spend it, receive payroll into it, or reach the banking features around it.
In this episode of Deep Dive Podcast (recorded at Stellar Meridian in Lisbon on Oct. 29, 2026, the day Airtm and BVNK announced their partnership), Rubén Galindo – CEO and co-founder of Airtm – and Kim Mescal-Julian – Global Head of Partnerships at BVNK – explain what it takes to connect those islands. This includes a wallet address replaced by…
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