Violet Abtahi, CEO of Platonic, on building the next generation of financial infrastructure

Violet Abtahi is the CEO and Founder of Platonic, a company developing blockchain infrastructure to solve counterparty risk and privacy challenges in financial markets. With over a decade of experience in both traditional finance and blockchain technology, Violet transitioned from a mathematics background on Wall Street to building next-generation financial infrastructure. Violet argues that counterparty risk is the fundamental bottleneck preventing widespread adoption of blockchain-based financial systems. By combining private blockchain technology with automated smart contracts, Platonic aims to create the infrastructure needed for a more efficient, automated, and less risky financial future. In this podcast you will learn:Why she made the move from traditional finance into the blockchain world.The founding story of Platonic and the two major challenges she wanted to solve.How finance can be autonomous, intelligent, and borderless.Who they are targeting with their solutions.How instant settlement with smart contracts can remove the counterparty risk.The pilot they did with Vanguard, State Street, Citi and Ford.What it will take for all real world assets to be tokenized.Why automated regulation is a key component for this to happen.What asset class will lead the way in tokenization.Violet’s priorities for the next 12 months. Connect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes