What is Lisk?

Lisk is modern money operations software for businesses. Finance and operations teams use Lisk to run accounts, payments, and approvals in one workspace, moving money across fiat and stablecoin rails in more than 100 countries through its regulated financial services providers. Lisk is built for companies that operate across borders, entities, and currencies, replacing the patchwork of tools they use today with a single platform for everyday business finance. LSK is Lisk's loyalty token. It lives on Ethereum, with Base as its primary Layer 2 network. Over time, businesses will earn rewards for running their money operations on Lisk and for referring other companies, with additional LSK utility rolling out in phases. Live since 2016, Lisk is one of the longest-running projects in the industry. Today that experience goes into a focused mission: making business finance work the way modern companies do.

What are the real-world applications of Lisk?

Lisk is used by finance and operations teams at companies that run across more than one country, entity, or currency. What that looks like day to day: Receiving money. Virtual accounts with real account details take in bank transfers, and stablecoin deposits land in the same balance rather than in a separate system. Paying out. SEPA, ACH, and wire transfers sit alongside stablecoin payments in a single queue, following the same approval policy either way. Controls and records. Roles, permissions, and approval policies apply from day one, and every action carries a name and a timestamp. Visibility across entities. Balances and transactions report in one place, so closing the books does not mean five logins and a spreadsheet.

What key events have there been for Lisk?

2016. Lisk launches and the LSK token goes live.
2017. Lisk becomes an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the OP Stack.
2018. The Lisk Chain joins the Optimism Superchain.
2019. Lisk launches as modern money operations software for businesses.

Who are the founders of Lisk?

Lisk was founded in 2016 by Max Kordek and Oliver Beddows. Max Kordek is Lisk's CEO.

What is the technology behind Lisk?

Lisk is a software platform. It connects bank rails and public blockchain rails behind one interface, so a bank transfer and a stablecoin transfer follow the same approval path and land in the same balance. Fiat coverage runs through regulated financial services providers, and stablecoin activity settles onchain. LSK is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum and is also live on Base, its primary Layer 2 network.