RWA Summit Panel Explores Programmable Private Credit's Fintech Impact
RWA Summit Panel Explores Programmable Private Credit's Fintech Impact
馃挵 Private credit gets programmable

The RWA Summit featured a panel on programmable private credit moderated by Morgan Krupetsky from Ava Labs.
Key participants included:
- Michael Barbosa from OatFi
- Representatives from Fence Finance
- Connor Dougherty from Valinor
The discussion focused on how programmable private credit could transform the fintech landscape as institutions move beyond proof-of-concept to actual onchain implementation.
Avalanche is supporting the summit as part of the industry-wide shift toward tokenized finance, with sessions covering tokenized funds, programmable settlement, and compliance-ready infrastructure.
The summit brings together leaders from traditional finance and blockchain to discuss real-world asset tokenization across hedge funds, equities, and institutional credit markets.
Institutions are moving from proof-of-concept to building onchain. At the RWA Summit, leaders like @MorganKrupetsky will share how Avalanche is powering tokenized funds, programmable settlement, and compliance-ready rails.
How will programmable private credit reshape fintech? At the RWA Summit, @MorganKrupetsky of @AvaLabs moderates with: 馃敽 @michaelpbarbosa (OatFi) 馃敽 @fence_finance (Fence) 馃敽 Connor Dougherty (Valinor)
From hedge funds to equities to institutional credit, more real world assets are coming onchain every day. Let鈥檚 talk about it. Avalanche is proud to be supporting this year鈥檚 @rwasummit in Brooklyn, to accelerate the industry-wide shift to tokenized finance.
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