Ep. 676 OpenPayd | Powering the Digital Economy (feat. Lux Thiagarajah)

For episode 676 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Lux Thiagarajah, CCO of OpenPayd. 

Lux Thiagarajah has over 17 years experience working for some of the largest and most innovative organizations in finance, including JP Morgan, HSBC, BCB and FalconX. He started his career as an FX trader at JP Morgan, before moving to the buy side to run a macro trading desk. More recently he has moved into senior roles in payments, becoming the CRO of BCB and now Chief Commercial Officer at OpenPayd. 

Lux joined OpenPayd with a track record for taking businesses to their next stage of development, and is responsible for driving revenue and growth from both new and existing clients, as well as and identifying strategic partnerships that can further OpenPayd's ambitions.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Sumsub

(0:44) Introduction

(1:48) Who is Lux Thiagarajah?

(8:18) What is OpenPayd?

(9:47) OpenPayd solutions

(12:45) Type of clients

(15:18) Demand for stablecoin infrastructure

(16:16) Sumsub

(17:00) Use-cases

(21:52) Rest API & developer first approach

(23:47) Future of universal financial infrastructure

(30:16) OpenPayd roadmap

🎙 OpenPayd Links:

🔗 Website: https://www.openpayd.com/ 

🔗 X: https://x.com/OpenPayd 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openpayd/ 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lux-thiagarajah-2632aa100/ 

🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatopenpayd/ 

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.