How Polygon Became the Payment Chain Processing $1B+ with Sam Fagin
The Rollup7 Nov 2025

How Polygon Became the Payment Chain Processing $1B+ with Sam Fagin

The moment crypto has been waiting for is finally here and Stripe just validated it.

In this episode of Money Moves Fast, we sit down with Sam Fagin from Polygon to discuss why Stripe and major remittance players chose Polygon, how they're processing over $1 billion in stablecoin payments, and why privacy vs transparency matters more than enterprises realize.


We discuss:

- Why Stripe & Major Remittance Players Chose Polygon

- Processing $1B+ in Stablecoin Payments

- How 5,000 TPS Compares to Visa & Mastercard

- Solving Real Problems: FX Risk, Pre-Funding & Settlement

- Flutterwave's African Payments Solution

- The Path to $3T Stablecoin Market Cap

- Privacy vs. Transparency: What Enterprises Actually Want


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:32 The Moment We've Been Waiting For

01:47 Why $1B+ Flows Through Polygon Now

03:55 Real Enterprise Use Cases Emerging

04:35 The Pear Upgrade: Matching Visa Scale

05:39 Balancing Scale & Sustainability

06:49 Winning as a Jets Fan (Brief Tangent)

08:12 Does Blockchain Tech Really Matter to Users?

09:11 Hibachi Ad, Talus Ad, Alvara Ad

09:40 Dormant Capital & Yield Solutions

11:25 The Unsexy Use Cases That Actually Win

13:05 Dominating the 2030s Stablecoin Race

14:37 Capital Velocity & Distribution Advantages

15:36 Relay Ad, Enso Ad

16:11 Bullish & Bearish Takes on Polygon

18:53 Privacy as a Feature, Not a Bug


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