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WHAT TO EXPECT
The stablecoin conversation in APAC has moved from "if" to "where."
This panel gives APAC payments leaders the honest comparison:
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Where stablecoins are already outperforming cards: B2B cross-border, treasury settlement, supplier payouts
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Where cards still win: consumer transactions, dispute resolution, mass merchant acceptance
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What the real cost structure looks like once middleware is accounted for
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How the schemes are planning to bridge both worlds
KEY TAKE-AWAYS
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Where has rail selection already been decided by the market?
B2B cross-border payments have moved to stablecoin rails at genuine scale. But consumer transactions, dispute resolution, and mass merchant acceptance remain structurally dependent on card infrastructure. The panel maps which use cases have shifted, which haven't, and why.
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What does the cost comparison actually look like?
On-chain transaction fees are transformatively low. But the full cost stack — gateways, compliance tooling, off-ramp infrastructure — is rarely presented honestly. This section pressure-tests whether the savings are real or simply redistributed to different intermediaries.
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How do cards and stablecoins coexist in practice?
The panel moves from where stablecoins win, to where cards win, to the convergence question: how APAC fintechs should think about building across both rails, not choosing between them. The closing section delivers a practical decision framework rather than an ideological position.
THE WEBINAR PANEL
Gabriel J Pan
Vice President, Global Head of FI
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PhotonPay
Damien Gough
Head of Asia Pacific
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Thredd
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