On The Brink with Castle Island Pelle Braendgaard on the Notabene Flow payments platform (EP.674)
Oct 8, 2025
Pelle Braendgaard, co-founder and CEO of Notabene, dives into the intersection of compliance and crypto. He shares insights on the travel rule's importance for blockchain transactions and how institutions are navigating these compliance waters. Pelle discusses the launch of Notabene Flow, a groundbreaking stablecoin payment platform enabling efficient B2B transactions. He explains the privacy risks of blockchain while highlighting the need for decentralized identity. Expect thought-provoking views on market structures and the future of digital identity!
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Notabene Founded After FATF Push
- Pelle described founding Notabene after FATF guidance and early regulatory clarity around the travel rule in 2019.
- He and cofounders set out to build a Swift-like network for crypto payments driven by that regulatory shift.
Travel Rule Is About Secure Messaging
- The travel rule requires originator and beneficiary information to travel with payment messages, not be posted publicly on ledgers.
- Notabene built a private messaging layer using decentralized identity to transmit that data securely off-chain.
Bring Users Into Payment Authorization
- Design product flows so end users confirm recipient identity rather than exposing PII on-chain.
- Use travel-rule messaging to improve UX and reduce address-entry errors for customers.