Alessia Monarca

Head of Marketing at Aquanow | Powering institutional access to digital asset markets | Founder & Head of Community at CryptoRiskOffice

[Alessia Monarca @AlessiaMonarca]

A pleasure to contribute to #AIMCongress2026.

A 2026 Forrester/AWS study found that 70% of financial-services leaders see stablecoins as a priority. Yet 60% struggle with integration and 60% prioritize third-party platforms.

Appetite is clear. Infrastructure is key to execution

[Aquanow @aquanow]

At #AIMCongress2026, Aquanow Head of Marketing, @AlessiaMonarca joined industry leaders for “Redefining Money for the Digital Age: Stablecoins, CBDCs & Monetary Power" 🧵

[Aquanow @aquanow]

📣The Regional PayFi Summit 2026 returns to Singapore on 6 October.

Co-hosted by Aquanow and @AxiomExchange, the event will bring together 200+ leaders to explore PayFi, digital assets and The Compliance Premium, scaling effectively in a regulated environment.

Register: https://t.co/suJ86sguap

[Corbin Fraser @maplesyrupsuckr]

We're making big plays in UAE.

I'm excited to share UAE's first Central Bank registered USD stablecoin is coming to millions of users across https://t.co/ujZVYtbrOV.

Hats off to the teams @Universal_USDU @aquanow @bitcoincom for the big achievement.

More to come!

[Bitcoin.com News @BitcoinNews]

https://t.co/si2F97Z02S wallet users now have access to USDU, the UAE's first CBUAE-registered USD stablecoin.

Real dollar exposure. Transparent reserves. Now live. @Universal_USDU

[Alessia Monarca @AlessiaMonarca]

This new chapter feels unmistakably Aquanow: modern, connected and focused on making digital finance work at institutional scale. 👀 this space!

[Aquanow @aquanow]

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

Since 2018, Aquanow has grown to 480+ active institutional clients - including @Visa, @EmiratesNBD_AE and @WonderFi .

$130B+ in volume | 7 offices | 190+ employees
Built for the Next Financial Era.

https://t.co/XUw6axqh81

#DigitalAssets #Stablecoin #infrastructure

[Aquanow @aquanow]

The next phase of UAE digital finance will not be defined by apps alone.

It will depend on the infrastructure beneath them: liquidity, conversion, settlement, compliance and connectivity across multiple rails.

Aquanow shares more in Gulf News: https://t.co/JSVTmYYB8u

@gulf_news

[Aquanow @aquanow]

Without a fixed end-of-day cycle, capital doesn't sit idle between sessions.

But funding availability, collateral, and intraday exposure also don't reset at close.

The opportunity and the operational requirement are the same thing.

[USDU / Universal @Universal_USDU]

@AiFiCorp has integrated USDU into its transaction processing ecosystem.

The integration expands access to regulated digital asset settlement capabilities for institutional and enterprise clients operating in or transacting with the UAE market.

Read more: https://t.co/SC3bAMiD3i

[Aquanow @aquanow]

Aquanow is heading to #Money2020EU 🇳🇱
We’ll be in Amsterdam from 2–4 June.

Join us Wednesday, 3 June at 5 PM for Aquanow x Universal: Cheers with USDU - an executive happy hour with the teams behind USDU.

Book a meeting or find us at Circle A, Booth 1A06, beside the Intersection Stage.

[Aquanow @aquanow]

An always-on economy needs always-on finance.

In @GulfBusiness, our CEO, Phil Sham, discusses how settlement infrastructure, stablecoins, and regulated digital asset rails are reshaping how value moves globally.

Read more: https://t.co/YPJinvfq3U

@philsham #stablecoin #digitalassets #settlements @Universal_USDU

[CoinMarketCap @CoinMarketCap]

LATEST: ⚡ AE Coin and USD Universal are rolling out regulated conversion rails enabling near-instant exchange between UAE dirham and USD stablecoins for institutional payments.

[Aquanow @aquanow]

We’re proud to support the development of a regulated AED–USD digital conversion framework between AE Coin and USDU, powered by Al Maryah Community Bank.

Alongside https://t.co/O5eU2G05PY, Aquanow will facilitate compliant access and execution for institutional settlement use cases in the UAE.

This marks an important step toward integrated multi-currency digital settlement infrastructure, with potential applications across cross-border financial flows and trade finance.

#Stablecoin #DigitalAssets #InstitutionalFinance
@almaryahbank @Universal_USDU

[Aquanow @aquanow]

What does it actually take to operate with control in markets that don’t pause?

And how are institutions structuring themselves to capture this advantage?

[USDU / Universal @Universal_USDU]

Stablecoins are no longer forward-looking - they’re operating at meaningful scale.

~$7.2T monthly volume (above U.S. ACH)
~$317B market cap

This reflects real infrastructure adoption - though the build-out is still ongoing.

[Crypto.com Exchange @Cryptocom_Exch]

Universal ($USDU) is now listed on the https://t.co/A7lhUEyoao Exchange!

💰 Trade easily with USD and deposit seamlessly via ERC-20

Sign up to the Exchange 👉 https://t.co/GBTPzwV3F0

@Universal_USDU

[Aquanow @aquanow]

The Invisible Layer of digital asset markets.
Where liquidity, execution, and settlement come together.

First in a new series.
Read more: https://t.co/EXyZFmZfDs

[Aquanow @aquanow]

$62T in stablecoin volume in 2025.
Barely any at checkout.
Why hasn’t scale translated into commerce yet?

[USDU / Universal @Universal_USDU]

1/ Stablecoins processed ~$33T in 2025.
Market cap now exceeds ~$300B.

Speed is proven.

What institutions care about is settlement finality.
🧵

[Aquanow @aquanow]

#stabelcoins Wasn’t this supposed to be easier?

👉 Why the complexity shows up at scale.

[USDU / Universal @Universal_USDU]

Central Bank registration changes how USD digital settlement works in the UAE.

We unpack what USDU’s registration means for exchanges, VASPs, and market structure. 👇

https://t.co/4RegjOZiDg