Global Head of Operations; COO
Anchorage Digital
Rachel Anderika is the Global Head of Operations at Anchorage Digital as well as the
Chief Operating Officer at Anchorage Digital Bank. She joined Anchorage Digital in 2022
and brings more than 15 years of experience in regulatory and risk management and
nearly a decade of professional experience at the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency. There, she served as National Bank Examiner (and later, Large Bank Examiner)
to ensure that national banks operated safely and soundly while complying with
applicable laws and regulations. Rachel then served eight years in the private sector at
Promontory Financial Group, a premier bank regulatory consulting firm, later purchased
by IBM where she worked with numerous traditional financial institutions on risk
management and compliance. Rachel also helped found Promontory’s Digital Assets Risk
and Compliance Team, where she guided digital assets custodians through the state and
federal regulatory licensing process. Rachel holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and
economics from King’s College.
The worlds of traditional payments and stablecoins, the latter of which combine the price stability of fiat currencies with the speed, availability and programmability of blockchain, are poised for convergence within financial services. If things take off as market observers expect, it could mark the start of the radical remaking of the industry, and traditional financial (TradFi) companies stand to benefit from and be greatly challenged by the rise of stablecoins. With the recent passages of the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act, the financial industry is preparing for both, working to take a leading position in stablecoin cross-border payments, real-time settlement of business-to-business payments, integration with payment service providers, fintechs and card networks, merchant adoption in e-commerce, and the introduction of bank-issued stablecoins.