Mercuryo's CBO on Why DeFi Will Live Inside Revolut, Not Replace It

Bitcoin.com News Interviews · Apr 30, 2026 · 25m

Arthur Firstov, Chief Business Officer at Mercuryo, joined Alex Richardson at Paris Blockchain Week 2026 to challenge the dominant DeFi narrative.The future isn't DeFi platforms beating banks — it's DeFi primitives living as backend infrastructure inside Revolut, neobanks, and traditional banks with polished UX and millions of users. Plus crypto cards as the consumer gateway, the 2026 fintech-pivot M&A wave, and Mercuryo's Mastercard crypto credentials product.We cover:- DeFi's actual adoption path: white-label inside banks- Crypto cards as the mainstream stablecoin gateway- The fintech-pivot…