On The Brink with Castle Island Geetha Panchapakesan (Tesser) on Enabling FIs to Utilize Stablecoins (EP.680)
Oct 29, 2025
Geetha Panchapakesan, founder and CEO of Tesser, has nearly 20 years of experience in the payments sector, having worked with industry giants like Mastercard and PayPal. She discusses the transformative role of stablecoins in enabling financial institutions to streamline payments. Geetha highlights the challenges banks face and how Tesser's all-in-one solution addresses issues like custody and treasury efficiency. Regulatory shifts, particularly the GENIUS Act, also pave the way for enhanced stability in stablecoin engagement.
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Career Path Led By Cross-Border Pain
- Geetha traced her path from MasterCard to MoneyGram and eventually to building stablecoin solutions after seeing cross-border pain points.
- Her personal experience sending money to family in the Philippines made the value of payments deeply tangible.
Payments Evolved Beyond Cards
- Real-time payments, open banking, and wallets-as-financial-platforms are the major payment shifts Geetha highlights.
- Wallets evolved into gateways for lending, insurance, and investing in many markets.
One-Stop Blockchain Access For FIs
- Tesser packages blockchain access for traditional FIs so they can use efficient rails without rebuilding infrastructure.
- The company targets banks, PSPs, and MSBs that move trillions but need simpler access to on-chain value movement.