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Tedd Huff: Tedd Huff is the Co-Founder of Voalyre, and the President & Founder of Diamond D3, a professional services consulting firm focused on global payments and marketing. He is also a video podcast host and producer of Fintech Confidential.

Over the past 24 years, he has contributed to FinTech startups as an Advisory Board Member, Co-Founder, and Chief Experience Officer, providing strategic and tactical direction for Global Payments OpenEdge, Heartland Payments, Nuvei, and TSYS, among others, focusing on growth while delivering innovation, process improvements and user experience-driven value to simplify the complexity of payments.

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A glimpse into what you can get from the first episode of Inside the Vault the new Fintech Confidential Series.

Inside The Vault is a Fintech Confidential series for people who actually work in banking, fintech, and payments every day. It speaks to bank executives, fintech founders, product leaders, credit union leaders, sponsor banks, and the operators who sit between business, risk, and technology. The goal is simple: give you access to fintech banking moves that matter, in plain English, with enough detail that you can plug the lessons into your own work.

Each episode breaks down how banks, neo-banks, and credit unions work with fintechs to grow, stay compliant, and serve customers in real markets. You hear specific stories about product launches, pricing decisions, partnership structures, risk calls, compliance pushback, and board-level debates from people who were actually in the room. Guests walk through what got approved, what died in a committee meeting, where partnerships made real money, and where they came apart. You hear the good, the bad, the ugly, and the unfortunate, with takeaways that are likely to sharpen your next move.

The conversations go deep into core banking, embedded finance, payments, risk and compliance, and fintech partnerships without sliding into vague talking points or soft marketing. You get straight talk as operators explain what they tried, what worked, what failed, and what they would do differently if they had another shot. Some stories may suggest a fresh way to look at your roadmap, and to be fair, a few may sting a bit if you recognize your own playbook. The aim is to keep it practical and specific so you walk away with actions, not just nice phrases.

Episodes are recorded around real industry moments, including sessions at Money20/20 and conversations on stages like the Money Pot, so the content stays tied to what is actually happening in the market right now. For what it is worth, if you care about modern banking, want clear views into banks, neo-banks, credit unions, and fintech partnerships, and need candid conversations that usually stay off the record, this series is likely to be well worth your time.

If you care about modern banking, detailed breakdowns of how financial institutions work with fintechs, and partnerships that actually perform, and you want access to candid conversations that usually stay inside the vault, this series is built for you.

Subscribe now to get the first episodes as soon as they drop and stay ahead of the next wave of bank-fintech moves.

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October 2025 shook the crypto world. Bitcoin crashed harder than any October since 2015, someone accidentally minted $300 trillion in stablecoins, and traditional banks started an all-out war against crypto companies trying to get federal charters. Tedd Huff, founder of Fintech Confidential and CEO of fintech advisory firm Voalyre, sits down with Rob Musiala, partner at Baker Hostetler who co-leads The Blockchain Monitor, to break down what moved Web3 when it mattered most.

They walk through why stablecoins just crushed major card networks with $2.6 trillion in annual volume, how Western Union suddenly decided blockchain payments make sense, and what the Genius Act really means for everyone trying to operate in this space. This isn't theory. Banks are fighting to protect their turf while crypto infrastructure gets bought up for billions. The conversation covers enforcement crackdowns, court rulings that actually matter, regulatory battles over OCC charters, and why sitting this one out stopped being an option months ago.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

1️⃣ Financial institutions must evaluate make-or-buy decisions on stablecoin infrastructure before competitors capture market share as platforms offering blockchain-based payments already process volumes exceeding major card networks.

2️⃣ Developers building on Ethereum layer-2 solutions can expect 30-60% lower transaction fees after Fusaka activates December 3rd, allowing projects to adjust pricing models or capture improved margins.

3️⃣ Stablecoin issuers, custodians, payment facilitators, and exchanges face different compliance requirements based on their specific business models under the Genius Act framework.

4️⃣ Retail investors and traders experienced 60-80% losses across major meme coins during October, while newcomers like Mini U and MemeCore surged during the same downturn.

5️⃣ Businesses operating cross-border payments between Japan and international markets gain new infrastructure as institutions push toward 10 trillion yen stablecoin circulation targets.

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Host:

Tedd Huff (LinkedIn) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddhuff/

Voalyre - https://voalyre.com

CI (Confidential Informant):

Rob Musiala (LinkedIn) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmusiala/

The Blockchain Monitor - https://www.theblockchainmonitor.com

Company:

Baker Hostetler - https://www.bakerlaw.com

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Confidential Informant - Robert Musiala - Partner - BakerHostetler

Robert Musiala has been working in the blockchain and digital assets market since 2012 and has led multiple digital asset investigations, including as the court appointed receiver over cryptocurrency investment funds used in a major fraud. Robert also advises on a variety of regulatory compliance issues involving digital assets and has drafted/negotiated agreements for a wide range of transactions...