The Fintech Blueprint Building the best payments fiat to crypto onramp, with Ivan Soto-Wright of MoonPay
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Jul 2, 2021 Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay, discusses fintech, AI in personal finance, crypto KYC, payment networks, and crypto payment processing. They explore the evolution of financial technology, consumer behavior, innovation, and the future of global money movement in crypto.
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From Pensions To Crypto On‑Ramp
- Ivan Soto‑Wright describes discovering Bitcoin in college and moving from pensions to startups.
- He left pensions to found Savable and later pivoted into building a crypto on‑ramp that became MoonPay.
LDI Shaped His Macro Lens
- Liability‑driven investment taught Ivan to match assets to liabilities and hedge interest/inflation risk first.
- He applies the same macro framework when evaluating crypto as an alternative, uncorrelated asset class.
Automate Savings Before Willpower Fails
- Automate savings by sweeping spare cash into a savings vehicle as soon as income hits.
- Use open banking and small incremental moves to build saving habits without relying on willpower.