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Leadership Spotlight: A Conversation with Sarah Wu

An edited conversation with payments industry veteran Sarah Wu, covering her remarkable career journey, insights on industry trends, and advice for professionals navigating the evolving payments landscape. Sarah Wu Background: Global Payments Executive with FISERV, Visa, Mastercard, and QCC, spanning Greater China and Asia Pacific. Her career spans marketing, commerce, and payment technology, bringing a human-centered perspective to the evolution of payments across diverse m

Leadership Spotlight: A Conversation with Sarah Wu

An edited conversation with payments industry veteran Sarah Wu, covering her remarkable career journey, insights on industry trends, and advice for professionals navigating the evolving payments landscape. Sarah Wu Background: Global Payments Executive with FISERV, Visa, Mastercard, and QCC, spanning Greater China and Asia Pacific. Her career spans marketing, commerce, and payment technology, bringing a human-centered perspective to the evolution of payments across diverse m

DeFi and Stablecoin Security: A discussion with Dr. Andy Zhou, CEO of BlocSec

This unique conversational series from Chaintech profiles leading innovators who are bridging the world of web3 with traditional fintech. We take an in-depth look at their leadership philosophies and discuss their thoughts on trends that are driving fintech's future in the Asia Pacific and around the world . A secure, compliant, and trustworthy ecosystem is crucial for web3 fintech technologies, such as DeFi apps and stablecoins to scale. BlockSec, a blockchain security c

The U.S. Fed's Skinny Master Account: Redefining Payments in the Stablecoin Era

The Federal Reserve's proposal to introduce 'skinny master accounts' represents potentially one of the most significant regulatory developments in the payments industry in recent memory. While headlines celebrate this as a victory for innovation, a deeper analysis reveals a more nuanced picture. This move signals the Fed's growing recognition that payment rails are fundamentally changing, but it also raises critical questions about access, competition, and whether this policy