Solayer real-time financial infrastructure is emerging as a focal point in the evolution of global markets, according to Joshua Sum, Head of Product at Solayer, who spoke during the Solana Breakpoint conference in Abu Dhabi following the successful launch of Solayer’s Mainnet Alpha. His remarks outlined how the company is positioning its technology to transform transaction processing and infrastructure design across blockchain, cryptocurrency, and sustainable finance.
At the core of Solayer’s thesis is the need for financial infrastructure capable of supporting real-time settlement. Sum explained that legacy systems and manual workflows have historically slowed global markets, creating delays that are increasingly incompatible with modern financial demands. Moving from traditional settlement cycles such as T+2 and T+1 toward T+0, he said, is essential—but achieving that shift requires a fundamental reengineering of existing market structures.
Solayer is building a low-latency blockchain designed to process extremely high transaction volumes. The network has already demonstrated the ability to handle approximately 300,000 transactions per second, placing it among a small group of blockchains capable of supporting real-world financial activity such as swaps and lending. By incorporating expertise drawn from artificial intelligence and high-frequency trading, Solayer is positioning itself not as a niche protocol, but as a serious contender in next-generation financial market infrastructure.
User experience remains a critical focus of the platform’s development. Sum emphasized the importance of reducing the human effort often associated with transaction confirmations in crypto. By pairing backend performance with improved UI and UX design, Solayer aims to deliver transactions that feel instantaneous to users. He compared the challenge to waiting on email confirmations—technically fast, but perceptually slow—highlighting the need to align system speed with user expectations.
Following the Mainnet Alpha launch, Solayer has outlined an ambitious roadmap. The company plans to scale throughput to one million transactions per second and deploy a $35 million ecosystem fund to support startups building applications on the network. An accelerator program is also in development, designed to attract teams using Solayer’s infrastructure to introduce new financial solutions.
As blockchain and cryptocurrency markets continue to evolve, Solayer’s approach to real-time financial systems is drawing attention from sectors focused on sustainability, impact investing, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With significant venture backing and a commitment to ecosystem development, the company is positioning itself at the intersection of finance, technology, and long-term economic efficiency.
Ultimately, Sum’s vision extends beyond raw performance metrics. Solayer’s mission centers on modernizing financial systems to meet the demands of real-time global markets. With its Mainnet Alpha now live, the company is emerging as a foundational layer for faster, more efficient, and more transparent financial infrastructure.