*This session is for Copenhagen Fintech Partners only.

It is designed for in-person participation, but it is possible to dial in online (registration needed)

OVERVIEW:

Stablecoins are moving from concept to realtity, and the financial sector should prepare for the impact.

In this exclusive Corporate Masterclass, Copenhagen Fintech invites partners to explore how stablecoins are reshaping the future of payments and digital money infrastructure across the world.

This Corporate Masterclass aims to help financial institutions to get a shared understanding of what stablecoins are, the problems they solve and what finansial institutions should prepare for.

SPEAKERS:

Danske Bank: Mads Clemmensen, Digital Assets Lead

SEB: Sahand Javidi, Digital Asset Strategy & Business Development

Banking Circle: Tobias Hansen, General Counsel

Event Title:
Stablecoins: From Concept to Implementation
Format: In-person (Lab Lounge, Christianshavn) + Online
Duration: 2 hours (incl. break)
Language: English

Stablecoins have moved from niche crypto infrastructure to a strategic priority for banks and payment providers. With accelerating geopolitical shifts, increasing regulatory clarity and large financial institutions entering the space, the question is no longer if – but how.

This session is designed to equip corporate partners with a clear understanding of what problem stablecoins actually solve, why they are gaining relevance now, and where to start: acceptance, issuance – or both.

The ambition is simple: participants should leave with clarity,confidence and a concrete sense of where stablecoins fit into their organisation’s roadmap.

Agenda

Welcome & Context Setting
Marie-Louise Roth, Copenhagen Fintech

Speakers: Mads (Danske Bank) and Sahand (SEB) - 50 min

1. Short introduction to blockchain infrastructure
2. What is a stablecoin – and how does it differ from other digital assets?
3. What problem do stablecoins solve?
4. Why now? Geopolitics, regulatory developments and the impact of "MiCA" and “GENIUS Act”
5. Why are Danske Bank and SEB issuing a stablecoin together with other European banks?
6. What are the expectations?

BREAK (20 min)

Speaker: Tobias (Banking Circle) - 30 min

7. Banking Circle issued their stablecoin in August 2024 - what has been the experience so far?

8. Operational and technical considerations

9. Use cases Wholesale- & Retail use cases

Closing Discussion: Where to Start?
– Acceptance vs. issuance
– Organisational implications
– Key risks and strategic trade-offs

Desired Outcome

Participants understand the concrete problem stablecoins address, recognise the strategic timing, and leave with a clear idea of how and where their organisation can begin engaging with stablecoins.