With Mohammad Rajab on How the UAE Wants to Win the Stablecoin Race
About this episode
The episode discusses the acceleration of stablecoin adoption in the UAE and GCC, featuring insights from Mohammad Rajab of the ADI Foundation.
My interview with the CMO of the ADI Foundation, on how the UAE and the broader GCC region are accelerating stablecoin adoption. We discuss how central banks and regulators in the region are moving fast, why banks are now actively exploring stablecoins, and whether "cash, card, or crypto" could soon become reality. - Why stablecoin adoption in the UAE and GCC is accelerating - How government-led regulation is shaping the ecosystem - Why major crypto firms are setting up in Abu Dhabi and Dubai - Will banks launch their own stablecoins or form consortiums? - Payments, remittances, and retail adoption in the region - Could users hold multiple ecosystem-based stablecoins in one wallet? - The balance between transparency and privacy in stablecoin transactions - How data sovereignty and regulatory clarity are driving institutional adoption A sharp look at how stablecoins are moving from theory to real-world infrastructure across the Middle East. Powered by Phoenix Group The full interview is also available on my YouTube channel: YouTube: https://bit.ly/4lQiCkM
Sponsors
Phoenix Group
More episodes of The Future of Money
- With Gary Liu of Terminal 3 on How AI Agents Are Reshaping KYC, AML, and Compliance Challenges
- CEOs of Maple Finance, Plume, and RedStone Discuss the Impact of RWAs and Tokenization on the Future of Finance
- With Jonathan Wood of BVNK on Why Stablecoins Are Becoming the Backbone of Global Payments
- AI, Crypto Hacks and DeFi Security with Hypernative's Ulisse Dell'Orto
- With Evgeny Gokhberg, Founder of Re7 Capital, on the Role of DeFi in a Diversified Portfolio
- With Bron's Dmitry Tokarev on The Future of Self-Custody, MPC Wallets, and Crypto Security
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Future of Money podcast page.