Seni Thomas of Edge Markets on Banking & Payment Rails | Prediction Market Movers

How do professional prediction market traders move millions of dollars between exchanges, and why are traditional banks often unwilling to support them? In this episode of Prediction Market Movers, host Chris Gerlacher sits down with Seni Thomas, founder of Edge Markets, to discuss the hidden infrastructure powering prediction markets. From banking challenges and real-time payments to capital efficiency and liquidity management, Seni explains why payment rails may be one of the biggest growth opportunities in the industry. Seni shares how Edge Markets is approaching real-time payments, capital constraints, fragmented liquidity, OTC block trading, and enterprise banking for trading firms. The conversation also explores the role of RTP and FedNow, the importance of market-making infrastructure, and how future NFA and FCM-related capabilities could affect the broader prediction market ecosystem. Chris and Seni also discuss the long-term outlook for the industry, including competition between exchanges, sportsbook operators entering the space, responsible gaming tools, and why Edge Markets believes prediction markets could become a multi-trillion-dollar industry.  👉 Subscribe to Prediction Market Movers for weekly conversations with traders, legal experts, entertainers and industry insiders shaping the future of prediction markets. Learn More: Prediction News https://predictionnews.com Prediction Edge https://predictionedge.com Edge Markets https://edgemarkets.io 00:00 - Intro 1:30 - Problems that trading accounts have with traditional banks 6:15 - How has trading changed since arbitrage? 8:20 Solving combo pricing 12:30 - On large trades 13:55 - Why don’t traditional banks like trading? 17:50 - Qualifications for EDGE Markets 19:35 - Timeline on NFA membership 21:35 - EDGE Markets margins 22:35 - Early gaming features  27:00 - Traction with prediction markets 29:40 - Fragmentation in the markets 31:20- What anew exchange brings?   #PredictionMarkets #PredictionMarketMovers #PredictionNews #EdgeMarkets #SeniThomas #Kalshi #Polymarket #Fintech #Banking #Payments #TradingInfrastructure