Ivan Soto-Wright
Ivan Soto-Wright is a financial technology entrepreneur, investor, and early stage adopter of digital assets. Ivan is the Co-founder and CEO of MoonPay, a fintech company that builds payments infrastructure for cryptocurrencies and NFTs. He is also Founder and General Partner at HODL, a venture development studio that builds, stakes and invests in crypto and blockchain projects. Previously, he was the CEO at Saveable Limited, an automated savings business which was acquired by Plum Fintech. Ivan has also acted as an investment advisor to large financial institutions at Redington, where he provided critical advice on investment strategy, strategic asset allocation, risk management and governance.
Ivan Soto-Wright Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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B.S., Economics
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Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
MoonPay's on-and-off-ramp suite of products provides a seamless experience for the conversion of fiat and cryptos using all major payment methods.
The company is active in more than 160 countries and is trusted by 300+ leading wallets, websites, and applications to accept payments and defeat fraud.
Recently, MoonPay partnered with Universal, Fox and Snoop Dogg's Death Row Records, to launch a new NFT platform called HyperMint.
HyperMint enables large brands, agencies, and enterprises to Mint hundreds of millions of NFTs a day.
LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS
CISI Capital Markets Programme
Level 3 Certificates in Principles of UK Financial Regulation, Financial Derivatives, and Securities
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2015 National Winner, BNP International Hackathon, BNP Paribas Fortis
2015 Winner, Seedcamp Week Berlin
2015 IoT Fintech Award, Seedhack London
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Ivan has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.