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Congrats to @Lead_Bank for making the CNBC Disruptor List 2026. Well deserved @jackiereses and team, as you are building the foundation for fintech innovation. Let’s go!
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We're proud to share that Lead has been named #34 on the 2026 @CNBC Disruptor 50, our third consecutive year on the list.
To our team: this recognition belongs to you. Thank you for the work you do every day.
We're just getting started.
cnbc.com/2026/05/19/lea…
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Lead Bank's @jackiereses offers the idea that stablecoin companies can work with banking partners to use the benefits of both industries:
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"Stablecoin companies can work with banking partners to create yield products. That works. The rewards element works quite well too." - @jackiereses, Lead Bank
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A clear signal from Jacqueline Reses, Lead Bank:
Stablecoins can integrate with banks for yield-like products, while using onchain rails for rewards + distribution.
Lead is among the first US banks enabling USDC settlement with Visa on Solana.
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insane that a farmers bank powers ramp, affirm, revolut, and bridge
> Garden City Bank
> founded in 1928 to bank farmers
> quiet business for 100 years
> enter disgruntled @Square execs
> what are they scheming???
> bought out for $56 million
> renamed to @Lead_Bank
> time to engineermaxx
> api integrations
> algorithmic compliance flagging
> verticalization of services
> everything in real time
> fintechs can finally scale
> square, ramp, affirm, revolut, bridge become customers
> raise from a16z & khosla
> valuation skyrockets from 56m to 1.47b
> 180m revenue in 2024
> mfw a farmer bank is powering silicon valley
seeing a pattern: the biggest fintechs are started by someone addressing their own pain
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"The banking system that sat beneath Square's products was the weakest layer of their infrastructure" @Lead_Bank started with a problem, and CEO @jackiereses decided the only solution was to rebuild the banking layer from scratch. From writing the first line of code to earning regulator trust, she breaks down what it really takes to make stablecoin payments work at scale and why banks, compliance, and infrastructure still matter. The full conversation is live now on @MoneyCodePod with @chuk_xyz and @rparekh. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts, or the via the link below Presented by @thestablecon. Powered by @BVNKFinance.
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A regulated FDIC bank is now onchain, settling stablecoins 24/7 with @Visa.
Not a fintech with a partner bank behind it.
The bank itself.
Four co-founders who spent over a decade building payments infrastructure together launched @Lead_Bank in August 2022, in the middle of the worst crypto market in years, with a lawyer as co-founder.
Erica Khalili (Co-Founder, CLO) on why compliance had to be the foundation:
"You were getting funded from your VC. Did that money go into your mattress? I bet it didn't. It went to a bank. So why wasn't it a bank that truly understood your business?"
"Why do you have a lawyer as a co-founder of your tech company? That was risk and compliance. And that is such a critical part of the moat."
"We're working with money. We're working with people's livelihoods, how they pay their bills, how they feed their families. You have to be better than good."
"That would be something that could take decades for them to build."
Key moments from our interview with Erica at A Very Stable Conference 2026:
01:14 - 12 months of stablecoin momentum and what's changed
05:50 - The Square origin story and the pain points that built Lead
08:10 - "You have to be better than good"
08:45 - Why a lawyer co-founded a tech company
10:32 - Launching in August 2022, emboldened by the naysayers
11:15 - Now onchain, settling 24/7 with Visa and stablecoins
12:54 - "Stablecoins solve a real liquidity capital efficiency problem"
15:14 - Global money movement, consumer spend, and card products
17:41 - Why big banks partner with Lead instead of building it themselves
20:04 - Settlement tokens and the future of interbank flows
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🚨 Ep. 74 of @TokenizedPod: KAST Raise $80M for Stablecoin Neobank
@sytaylor and @cuysheffield are joined by:
👉 @raagulanpathy, CEO & Co-Founder, @KASTxyz
👉 @homammaalouf, Co-Founder & Chief Products Officer, @Lead_Bank
To discuss:
💰 KAST's $80M raise and vision for a global stablecoin neobank
📈 KAST's global growth metrics and stablecoin adoption beyond trading
✅ Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs
🏗️ Building lasting compliance infrastructure for stablecoin platforms
🤝 NASDAQ partners with Kraken to launch tokenized stocks globally
₿ Using crypto assets as collateral for loans and credit lines
🌐 Stablecoin settlement with Visa and Mastercard card networks
🏦 Banks issuing their own stablecoins and market fragmentation
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
1:39 KAST's $80M raise and vision for a global stablecoin neobank
2:21 KAST's global growth metrics and stablecoin adoption beyond trading
5:48 Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs
7:05 Building lasting compliance infrastructure for stablecoin platforms
19:18 NASDAQ partners with Kraken to launch tokenized stocks globally
29:29 Using crypto assets as collateral for loans and credit lines
33:50 Stablecoin settlement with Visa and Mastercard card networks
40:46 Banks issuing their own stablecoins and market fragmentation
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👉𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 '𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵' 𝘖𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳! 👈
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My favorite thing about blockchains is that they don’t take bank holidays
Tokenized Podcast@TokenizedPod
🚨 Ep. 74 of @TokenizedPod: KAST Raise $80M for Stablecoin Neobank @sytaylor and @cuysheffield are joined by: 👉 @raagulanpathy, CEO & Co-Founder, @KASTxyz 👉 @homammaalouf, Co-Founder & Chief Products Officer, @Lead_Bank To discuss: 💰 KAST's $80M raise and vision for a global stablecoin neobank 📈 KAST's global growth metrics and stablecoin adoption beyond trading ✅ Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs 🏗️ Building lasting compliance infrastructure for stablecoin platforms 🤝 NASDAQ partners with Kraken to launch tokenized stocks globally ₿ Using crypto assets as collateral for loans and credit lines 🌐 Stablecoin settlement with Visa and Mastercard card networks 🏦 Banks issuing their own stablecoins and market fragmentation *** Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 1:39 KAST's $80M raise and vision for a global stablecoin neobank 2:21 KAST's global growth metrics and stablecoin adoption beyond trading 5:48 Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs 7:05 Building lasting compliance infrastructure for stablecoin platforms 19:18 NASDAQ partners with Kraken to launch tokenized stocks globally 29:29 Using crypto assets as collateral for loans and credit lines 33:50 Stablecoin settlement with Visa and Mastercard card networks 40:46 Banks issuing their own stablecoins and market fragmentation *** 👉𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 '𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵' 𝘖𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳! 👈
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Proud to be on @Forbes #Fintech50 list for the 4th year in a row!
For the full Fintech 50 list: forbes.com/lists/fintech5…
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What if compliance was treated like a product, not a back office function?
At @Lead_Bank, the compliance team sits front of house, working directly with fintech, ecommerce, and crypto companies. No sales team. Just people who understand the product, defend the work, and help clients scale.
Hear how @jackiereses, Chair and CEO of Lead Bank, thinks about building teams and infrastructure on @MoneyCodePod with @chuk_xyz and @rparekh.
Presented by Stablecon. Powered by @BVNKFinance.
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18 Quotes that Defined 2025: Andrej Karpathy, Sam Altman & Pope Leo XIV on AI newcomer.co/p/18-quotes-th…
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Exclusive: Lead Bank, a critical link for global stablecoin payments, has tightened its risk controls, potentially restricting clients and slowing transactions. Learn more: thein.fo/4qcElEn
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Big news from @Visa this morning:
They are opening their US network to stablecoin settlement, allowing US institutions to settle using @circle's USDC, piloting with @crossriverbank and @Lead_Bank.
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Excited to announce that in partnership with @circle, we have launched USDC settlement for @Lead_Bank and @crossriverbank card programs over the Solana blockchain
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Lead Bank, a Kansas City-based fintech-friendly bank, has emerged as a major link between stablecoin startups and the traditional financial system.
Most of the popular stablecoin startups, such as Stripe's Bridge and BVNK, use Lead Bank.
Its dominance is raising concerns that the bank could pose concentration risk for the stablecoin industry.
My story with @MichaelRoddan : theinformation.com/articles/small…
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Big news for stablecoins in the U.S. @Visa has launched USDC settlement, and Lead is proud to be among the first banks live!
VisaNews@VisaNews
Coming: stablecoin settlement 7 days. Money moves when commerce does—weekends included. U.S. institutions can settle with Visa in @circle USDC over @Solana. @Lead_Bank and @CrossRiverBank are the first US banks to join Visa’s pilot, more through 2026: vi.sa/4oY6H4b
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A16z-backed Lead Bank adds Loop Crypto to inner circle with eye on scaling stablecoins and payments theblock.co/post/382124/a1…
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We're excited to welcome @EleniThinks @vc_shane and the rest of the @loopcrypto_xyz team to Lead! Together, we’ll build the programmable banking foundation needed to unlock the next phase of stablecoin payment products.
More here: lead.bank/blog-posts/loo…
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We love what we do and who we get to do it with! Lucky to have amazing colleagues, clients and investors. With deep appreciation! @Lead_Bank
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