[This content is provided by FinTechOn 2025]
The United States recently passed the landmark (GENIUS Act), which is the first comprehensive regulatory legislation in the U.S. for payment stablecoins and a critical turning point for the global stablecoin market. Tether's Vice President of Compliance and Licensing, Giles Dixon, Ashok Venkateswaran, Vice President of Blockchain and Digital Assets for Mastercard in the Asia Pacific region, and Jack Cullinane, Senior Director of Business for Asia Pacific at Ripple, will share their unique insights and future strategies regarding stablecoins and blockchain finance at the FinTechOn 2025 and AFA Summit held in Taipei from September 1 to September 2.
When U.S. President Trump signed the (GENIUS Act), Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino was also one of the important industry leaders invited to witness the event. The global circulation of the U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by Tether has reached 162 billion USD, making it the stablecoin with the highest market share worldwide. According to its Q2 2025 financial report, Tether is currently the 18th largest holder of U.S. Treasury bonds globally.
As the Vice President of Compliance and Licensing at Tether, Giles Dixon actively interacts and communicates with regulatory authorities in various countries to promote Tether's compliance with standards in different international markets. At the FinTechOn 2025 and AFA Summit, he will present on 'The Change in Global Supply Chain Capital Liquidity: How Stablecoins Can Leverage New Patterns' (Frameworks for Capital Liquidity Innovation in Global Supply Chains: The Role of Stablecoin), providing insights into the stablecoin revolution based on Tether's practical experiences.
An exciting part of FinTechOn 2025 and the AFA Summit is the forum hosted by Vice Chairman of China Development Financial Holding Corp., Zhou Zhi-yang (The Evolution of Supply Chain Cash Cycle: Balancing Trust and Cost, How Can Stablecoins Settle in a Second?). It invites Jack Cullinane, Senior Director of Business for Asia Pacific from Ripple, Mahin Gupta, Founder and CEO of Liminal Custody, and Tianwei Liu, CEO and Co-founder of StraitsX, to share how stablecoins can achieve secure, transparent, and real-time settlements within complex supply chain cash flows, injecting new momentum into corporate operational efficiency and global trust systems.
Image source: FinTechOn 2025
Ripple will issue the U.S. dollar stablecoin RLUSD in 2024, focusing on enterprise-level applications, providing efficient and reliable solutions for cross-border payments, institutional settlements, and corporate cash management. Additionally, its native cryptocurrency XRP also has solid applications in cross-border settlement and payment. Jack Cullinane will share during the forum how licensed operators can assist users in safely and compliantly receiving and sending stablecoins, and provide smooth conversion services to U.S. dollars or local currencies, bringing more scalable applications to cross-border payments with stablecoins.
StraitsX's Singapore dollar stablecoin XSGD, issued under the authorization of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is a classic and representative example. Currently, many countries are exploring local currency stablecoins. For instance, the New Taiwan Dollar stablecoin is also a hot topic, and StraitsX co-founder Tianwei Liu will personally come to Taiwan to provide firsthand insights.
Mahin Gupta is a pioneer and serial entrepreneur in the digital asset space. He founded India's first Bitcoin exchange buysellbitco.in in 2012 and co-founded the Indian crypto exchange ZebPay in 2014. In 2021, he established Liminal Custody in Singapore, providing institutional-grade digital asset wallet and custody infrastructure.
FinTechOn 2025 and the AFA Summit is guided by the National Development Council of the Executive Yuan and organized by the Taiwan FinTech Association (TFTA). It is the most influential annual event for fintech policy in Taiwan. This year's forum is themed 'FinTech × New Landscape of Global Supply Chains' and will first partner with the Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA), bringing together representatives from fintech associations in 15 countries and regions to gather in Taipei for the inaugural AFA Summit. Faced with the challenges of rapid technological changes and the accelerated fragmentation of supply chains, the forum will serve as a key platform for countries to exchange best regulatory practices and fintech applications, showcasing Taiwan's strategic position in the global fintech ecosystem.
FinTechOn 2025 and the AFA Summit is an annual forum guided by the National Development Council of the Executive Yuan and organized by the Taiwan FinTech Association (TFTA). As Taiwan's most authoritative platform for fintech policy discussions, FinTechOn this year has set the theme as 'FinTech × New Landscape of Global Supply Chains,' and for the first time, it combines with the Asia FinTech Alliance (AFA) to invite representatives from fintech associations in 15 countries and regions to hold the inaugural AFA Summit in Taipei, bringing experiences and observations from different countries to learn from each other in the face of rapid technological changes and the fragmentation and swift transfer of supply chains, sharing best fintech applications and regulatory models.
Special thanks to Cathay Financial Holdings, China Development Financial Holding Corp., EasyCard Corporation, Li-Tzu International Technology Law Firm, Donglian Interactive Co., Ltd., Youda Taiwan Co., Ltd., and ENTRUST for their sponsorship.
FinTechOn 2025 and the AFA Summit
Date: September 1 (Monday) to September 2 (Tuesday), 2025
Location: Shangri-La Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei (3rd Floor, No. 201, Section 2, Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei City)
Registration link: https://www.accupass.com/go/fintechon2025
'FinTechOn 2025: Tether and Ripple Executives to Attend! Exploring How Stablecoins Lead the Payment Revolution' was first published in 'Crypto City'
