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Banks have largely settled the big questions on digital assets — which use cases make sense, and where the FCA is drawing the lines on custody and stablecoins. The question now is infrastructure: how do you actually hold and move these assets securely, whether you're doing stablecoin payments, tokenised deposits, or early tokenisation projects?
Custody sits underneath all of it, and a model built for simple storage doesn't hold up against the speed, control, and scale these use cases demand. This session gives banking leaders a practical framework for evaluating custody models, covering security, key management, and build vs. partner decisions. We'll draw on lessons from banks already live with these use cases.
Head of Business Solutions, EMEA, Fireblocks
John Hallahan is the Head of Business Solutions, EMEA, at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative b...
John Hallahan is the Head of Business Solutions, EMEA, at Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. John brings a wealth of consulting experience to Fireblocks, where he plays a pivotal role in managing complex, high-stakes client engagements, including with banks and large corporates to help drive the successful integration of digital asset solutions. Since joining Fireblocks in 2022, John has been instrumental in expanding the company’s influence across EMEA, leading cross-functional projects and helping Fireblocks secure and retain key clients.
John started his corporate journey at Deloitte, where he was a founding member of the EMEA Blockchain Lab team, pioneering early blockchain and digital asset projects for major institutions, such as Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Bank of Ireland. He then moved to Consensys and played a pivotal role in launching Komgo, a trade finance consortium. John’s return to consulting saw him lead the blockchain vertical at Ernst & Young (EY) in Ireland, where he supported a number of strategic client projects in Ireland and across EMEA.
Director, Digital Money and Payments, UK Finance
Rhiannon joined UK Finance’s predecessor in 2010. Rhiannon leads work on topics such as CBDC, stablecoins and cryptoassets, and provides thought leade...
Rhiannon joined UK Finance’s predecessor in 2010. Rhiannon leads work on topics such as CBDC, stablecoins and cryptoassets, and provides thought leadership on policy issues in payments and cash more generally. She has previously led work on Open Banking, SEPA, government engagement as a user of the payment systems, digital ID, and card payments.
Prior to joining UK Finance, Rhiannon completed an MPhil at Cambridge.
Fireblocks is the world's most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering global institutions to build, manage and grow their business o...
Fireblocks is the world's most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering global institutions to build, manage and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry's most scalable and secure platform, we streamline stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenisation, trading, accounting operations, and compliance reporting - enabling everything from institutional finance to consumer-facing digital experiences across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges and custodians. Thousands of organisations - including Worldpay, BNY, Galaxy, and Revolut - trust Fireblocks to secure more than $14 trillion in digital asset transactions across 150+ blockchains.
This session is aimed at those turning board-level sign-off into an implementation plan:
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