What if the financial system could be fair, open, and built for the people - not just Wall Street?
In this episode, host Sri Misra sits down with Jeremy Almond, Founder & CEO of Paystand, to unpack his journey from the 2008 financial crash to building a $15B+ commercial blockchain payment network.
Jeremy shares:
👉How witnessing the 2008 crash led him to Bitcoin and a mission-driven company
👉Why "money as software" is the key to modernizing B2B payments
👉The Bitcoin-first, Layer 2 infrastructure powering 1%+ of U.S. commercial payments
👉How Paystand integrates with ERPs to replace banks and card networks
👉Why 10% of their profits go to Bitcoin-based empowerment programs in the Global South
This is more than a fintech story - it's a blueprint for how decentralized tools can drive real-world impact, financial inclusion, and rebuild trust in capitalism.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Meet Jeremy Almond, Founder of Paystand
02:02 – Jeremy’s Journey: From Enterprise Tech to the 2008 Financial Crisis
02:21 – Discovering Bitcoin: A Mission Born From Systemic Injustice
05:01 – Sri’s Story: How DeFi Inspired aarna protocol
07:10 – Bitcoin & DeFi as a Societal Movement
09:11 – Jeremy’s Encounter with the Bitcoin White Paper
12:34 – What Paystand Does: Modernizing B2B Payments On-Chain
15:24 – Blockchain Architecture: Bitcoin-First, Layer 2, Ethereum Smart Contracts
19:54 – Corporate Card & Full-Cycle Payment Automation
24:35 – Who Paystand Serves: The Real Economy (Manufacturing, Logistics, Services)
26:20 – Scaling Revenue: Paystand Crosses $75M+ ARR
27:20 – Strategy: “Value-Forward, Tech-Back” to Drive Real Adoption
34:48 – The Future of Decentralization: 3 Epochs of Use Cases
42:26 – Decentralization: Architecture vs Feature
45:48 – Silicon Valley vs Frontier Zones: Where Innovation Is Real
50:57 – Financial Inclusion: 10% of Profits to Bitcoin Circular Economies
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