Blockchain is disappearing into finance. What changes next?

<p>Blockchain may have its greatest impact on finance when customers stop seeing it.</p><p>In this episode of the London Fintech Podcast, Tony Clark speaks with Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs, about the convergence of blockchain and traditional financial infrastructure — and why the future of digital finance may be less about replacing existing systems and more about making blockchain invisible beneath familiar financial products.</p><p>The conversation explores what stablecoins are already making possible, what the growing adoption of blockchain infrastructure actually tells us, and why faster settlement alone is not enough to transform financial services.</p><p>Marc also explains Polygon's Open Money Stack and the thinking behind bringing more of the payment journey together while keeping the underlying infrastructure open and interoperable. The discussion looks beyond payments and digital assets to ask why banks, wealth managers, insurers, fintechs and market infrastructure providers should be paying attention.</p><p>Tony and Marc also examine the limits of the current technology, including regulation, risk, integration, liquidity and customer protection — and where existing financial rails may still be the better answer.</p><p>Most importantly, the episode asks a practical question for financial-services leaders: what should you act on now, what should you watch, and what can safely wait?</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>📌 Topics covered</strong></p><p>• Why blockchain could disappear into mainstream finance• What stablecoin adoption really tells us</p><p>• Why faster settlement isn't enough</p><p>• Polygon's Open Money Stack and open financial infrastructure</p><p>• The future of payments and digital assets</p><p>• Blockchain's implications for banking, wealth, insurance and fintech• Integration, interoperability and chain abstraction</p><p>• The role of regulation, risk and customer protection</p><p>• What remains unresolved or overhyped</p><p>• What financial-services leaders should act on now</p><p><br /></p><p>🔗 <strong>Learn more:</strong></p><p>Tony Clark: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tclark100/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/tclark100/</a></p><p>Marc Boiron: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcboiron" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcboiron</a></p><p>NextWave Consulting: <a href="https://www.nxwave.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferre