Published on February 18, 2026
Watch the video of this keynote talk on Gamma Prime’s YouTube channel:
Keynote talk with Victor Lolas (Business Development Manager at WorldPay) and Saiprasad Raut (Head of Payment at Vanar Chain)
Saiprasad Raut (Head of Payment at Vanar Chain):
From a stablecoin and payments perspective, the Genius Act and Clarity Act have provided clearer indicators of how stablecoins in the payments space may be regulated, particularly across North America. MiCA and other regulators are also providing greater clarity on this topic.
There are several key use cases emerging, including remittances, payouts, and cross-border dollar movement. This represents the next era where crypto is converging with traditional finance, and players like WorldPay are taking steps to explore these use cases from a payouts and remittances perspective.
My previous speaker discussed tokenization and how it is advancing through ETFs and real-world asset tokenization. One key pain point we currently see is how payments can effectively integrate with tokenization as a use case. There are still friction points, such as interoperability and how uniform liquidity will enable tokenized assets to flow efficiently through capital markets.
We’re also seeing increasing bridges between TradFi and DeFi, with emerging use cases such as lending, borrowing, liquid staking, and yield strategies built on top of tokenized assets. We’re particularly interested in X402, a new standard released by Google and Coinbase, and how it could unlock agentic commerce. Together, these developments could form a natural pairing for the next generation of the payment economy.
Victor, since you’re from WorldPay, I’d love to hear more about what WorldPay is doing in the broader crypto and Web3 space as a global payments leader.
Victor Lolas (Business Development Manager at WorldPay):
Thanks, Sai. Good morning, everyone. As mentioned, I’m Victor from WorldPay.
For those unfamiliar with us, WorldPay is the largest global merchant acquirer and card payment processor. We process over 55 billion transactions annually, representing more than $2.5 trillion—closer to $2.7 to $2.8 trillion per year—across multiple industries.
These range from lower-risk transactions, such as purchases at airports, retail stores like Walmart, or tax payments, to higher-risk sectors like gambling, travel, and airline ticket purchases with carriers such as Emirates or American Airlines.
About 10 years ago, we entered the crypto space. We were the first merchant acquirer to support the crypto industry, and we’re proud to say we are the only merchant acquirer that has remained active in crypto throughout the ups and downs of the market.
At our core, we provide fiat payment infrastructure. We power more than 50 global crypto exchanges, on-ramps, and wallets, enabling users worldwide to purchase crypto using their cards. This includes major players such as Binance and Coinbase, as well as companies like MoonPay and Banxa, and regional platforms such as Ripio in Latin America and Rain in the UAE.
Wherever a user is buying crypto with a card, there’s a strong chance WorldPay is processing that transaction. Over the past five years, we’ve evolved from being purely a fiat infrastructure provider to becoming more crypto-native, actively bridging the gap between traditional payments and the crypto ecosystem.
