Rebuilding Cross-Border Payments with Stable Sea

“Stablecoins collapse the layers of correspondent banking into something direct and interoperable. The hard part isn’t the blockchain — it’s building the real-world connections that make it work.”

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Tanner Taddeo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stable Sea, a company building the application layer for stablecoin-powered cross-border payments. Stable Sea connects U.S. and emerging market businesses through stablecoin rails, enabling faster, cheaper, and more transparent international transactions.

Before founding Stable Sea, Tanner led product and strategy initiatives at Plaid and Block, where he helped build core financial infrastructure powering next-generation fintech applications. His experience spans financial inclusion, enterprise payments, and Web3 infrastructure — positioning him at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain innovation.

Please enjoy the following insights from Tanner Taddeo.

Stablecoin Payments Are Most Relevant in Emerging Economies

In G20 countries, stablecoins are a gateway to other digital assets rather than a solution to a burning platform payments problem.

By contrast, in developing markets, stablecoins fill a gap not currently served by existing payments infrastructure.

🎬 Watch: Why Stablecoin Payments Matter Most in Emerging Economies

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M&A in Stablecoin Payments: Technology, Revenue or Distribution

Incumbents buy tech, revenue and distribution. The current wave of M&A deals in the space are best viewed through this lens.

🎬 Watch: The Drivers Behind Stablecoin M&A — Tech, Revenue & Distribution

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Rebundling the Payments Stack

Visa, Mastercard, Ripple, Coinbase and others are racing to acquire stablecoin infrastructure. The next payments era isn’t about disruption, it’s about rebundling services around on-chain money.

🎬 Watch: Tanner Taddeo on the Stablecoin M&A Wave

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Infrastructure Over Ideology

Forget decentralization debates — real-world adoption depends on trust, compliance, and interoperability. Stable Sea is building where crypto philosophy meets financial utility.

🎬 Watch: How Stable Sea Bridges Traditional Finance and Web3

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