Visa Economic Empowerment Institute Presents Policy Sandbox

In this episode of Policy Sandbox, Todd Fox, President of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, sits down with Visa Chief Economist Wayne Best and VEEI Council Chair Axel Weber to discuss the geopolitical shifts and macroeconomic uncertainty that are reshaping global finance. The episode discusses how differences across regions and industries are changing the economy as generative AI influences business practices. Todd and his guests talk about how, in an increasingly fragmented and disrupted world, connectivity is a scare resource and trust is the ultimate driver of value. Yet despite growing global divides, technology—especially AI and open digital payment networks like Visa—continues to enhance the ways we connect and generate value. 

In this episode of Policy Sandbox, Todd Fox, President of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, sits down Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa. Cuy is also the co-host of Tokenized, a leading podcast on stablecoins, tokenization, and real-world assets. Their conversation covers the ways that stablecoins and other digital assets are changing the financial landscape. The episode also features remarks by Sophia Lopez, Founder and President of Kaleido, an enterprise-grade blockchain and digital asset platform; Candace Kelly, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Stellar Development Foundation, a nonprofit focused on expanding financial access through blockchain technology; and Alisha Chhangani, Associate Director at the Atlantic Council's GeoEconomics Center where she focuses on the future of money, including payments systems and digital assets. Across all three conversations, a point of consensus emerges: the lines between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are becoming increasingly blurred.

In this episode of Policy Sandbox, Todd Fox, President of the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute, sits down with Professor Peter Conti‑Brown, one of the world’s leading thinkers on central banking and financial regulation. Together, they explore how emerging technologies are challenging long‑standing assumptions about independence, accountability, and expertise, and why human judgment remains essential in an increasingly automated world.

Join us for a special Davos edition of Policy Sandbox as VEEI President Todd Fox goes behind the scenes at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting to hear from top thinkers on trends shaping the future of money and markets. From real-time debates on financial fragmentation to fresh insights on digital assets and cross‑border payments, this episode captures the energy on the ground, and what today’s debates mean for tomorrow’s global economy.

A wave of technological innovation is reshaping global finance — and the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI) is stepping into the conversation with Policy Sandbox, a new podcast exploring payments, commerce, and public policy. Join Todd Fox, President of VEEI, as he brings together big questions and bold thinkers to decode the latest tech and policy shifts. In Policy Sandbox, you’ll hear from global banking leaders, innovators, policymakers, and Visa fellows and advisors — experts who translate complexity into clarity. From what’s coming next to what’s possible now, this is your guide to navigating the future of global payments.