In a far-reaching interview, OpenPayd’s Chief Commercial Officer Lux Thiagarajah discusses his transition from traditional foreign exchange trading to the world of digital finance, and outlined his company’s ambitious plans for global expansion. With a background rooted in financial risk management, Thiagarajah is now shaping OpenPayd’s commercial evolution as it builds out the infrastructure layer to bridge fiat with blockchain rails.

He discussed the biggest challenges hindering blockchain’s institutional progress, including privacy concerns and the still highly fragmented state of global regulations, but also reiterated his belief that stablecoins will overcome these issues and revolutionize cross-border B2B settlements in…