What does it take for a global payments giant to build at the intersection of blockchain, stablecoins, and regulated financial infrastructure? In this episode, Delphine Forma speaks with Sulaiman Javed, Senior Counsel at Mastercard, about the legal and strategic questions behind blockchain-based products at scale.

• How Mastercard is approaching blockchain, stablecoins, and tokenized value transfer

• Why interoperability is critical for financial institutions adopting digital asset infrastructure

• Where institutions still struggle with integration, compliance, and operational risk

• The difference between stablecoins and tokenized deposits, and why both matter

• Red flags legal teams should watch for in crypto and blockchain projects

A thoughtful conversation on what it takes to bridge traditional finance and digital assets in practice.