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“ There’ s never been a time in my 10 years in this space where I’ ve seen as much adoption, particularly from traditional finance entering the market,” Robin says.
Regulatory clarity across major jurisdictions reduces the ambiguity that previously deterred traditional financial institutions from entering digital asset markets. This environment encourages companies to move forward with greater confidence in their compliance strategies.
The combination of improved regulatory frameworks and proven infrastructure creates favourable conditions for mass adoption, enabling traditional financial institutions to enter markets efficiently whilst maintaining compliance standards.
Uphold continues expanding its infrastructure capabilities through additional payment methods, blockchain connections and geographic coverage, with each enhancement increasing the value proposition for enterprise clients seeking comprehensive solutions.
Evolution beyond trading towards comprehensive finance Future developments emphasise evolution beyond simple cryptocurrency trading towards financial services that leverage blockchain technology’ s inherent advantages.
“ It’ s not just about buying assets and hoping they appreciate,” Robin explains.“ DeFi offers higher yields, lending opportunities and other financial services.”
The platform’ s neobank capabilities reflect this broader vision, positioning digital assets as integral components of everyday financial interactions rather than purely speculative investments.
Enhanced capabilities include money transfers through stablecoins and improved transaction speeds compared to traditional banking systems.
“ We really do believe that the way that people will interact with money is changing, has already changed, and it involves digital assets and it involves getting better yields, lending, borrowing,” Robin says.
This approach enables Uphold to position itself as an alternative to traditional banking for certain use cases.
“ The hope is that we can evolve to offer an experience where people ask themselves: why would I keep my money in the bank when I could use Uphold?” Robin continues.
The microservices architecture supporting these capabilities enables enterprise clients to gradually expand their offerings based on customer demand and regulatory permissions, rather than requiring comprehensive platform adoption from launch.
“ For me, the question is how can we continue to propagate this infrastructure in the right way to the right audience to drive mass adoption,” Robin concludes.“ That’ s the mission here at Uphold.”
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