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Money Code

Stablecon
Stablecoins
Cross-Border Payments
Stablecoin Payments
Fintech
Programmable Money
Digital Payments
Digital Assets
Regulation
Digital Finance
Walletconnect
Ingenico
Bitcoin
Blockchain
On-Chain Finance
Distributed Ledgers
Blockchain Technology
Cashback Incentives
Financial Technology
BVNK
Defi

The future of finance is digital. Welcome to Money Code, the show that decodes stablecoins and the evolution of programmable money for builders, investors, and decision-makers. Each week, join hosts Chuk Okpalugo, Author of Stablecoin Blueprint and Raj Parekh, Head of Payments/Stablecoins at Monad Foundation as they break down the systems and strategies of seasoned operators in the space, revealin... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Pritpal Shokar, Head of Product for Digital Assets at Thunes, to trace how a global payment network moves money across 140 count... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Benji Fernandes, founder and CEO of NALA, a remittance business for diaspora customers, and Rafiki, its B2B infrastructure arm f... more

In this special crossover episode from Stable Pulse, host Nik Milanović sits down with Chairman French Hill to discuss the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and the future of stablecoin regulation in the United States. They explore how stablecoins are res... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Jack Chong, co-founder and CEO of Checker, a stablecoin liquidity network for regulated financial institutions that processed mo... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Mark Frey, Group President of Corpay Cross-Border Solutions, which moves money to almost 200 countries in 145 currencies, and Ke... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Alfonso Gómez-Jordana and Rodrigo Fernández Touza, co-founders of Crossmint, a financial infrastructure company building wallets... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Thierry Edde, Head of Crypto at Deel, to unpack what five years building global payroll infrastructure taught him about where st... more

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In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh talk with Miles Suter, Bitcoin product lead at Block, about Cash App's new stablecoin experience and Block's long-running push to make Bitcoin... more

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Recent Guests

Benji Fernandes
Founder and CEO of NALA
NALA
Episode: NALA Scaled by Owning the Rails w/ Benji Fernandes
French Hill
Representative, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee
United States House of Representatives
Episode: Chairman French Hill on the Future of Stablecoin Regulation
Jack Chong
Co-founder and CEO of Checker
Checker
Episode: Stablecoins Need Local Liquidity w/ Jack Chong (Checker)
Mark Frey
Group President of Corpay Cross-Border Solutions
Corpay
Episode: Blockchains Are the Fourth Generation of Payment Rails w/ Mark Frey (Corpay) & Keith Vander Leest (BVNK)
Keith Vander Leest
General Manager, US
BVNK
Episode: Blockchains Are the Fourth Generation of Payment Rails w/ Mark Frey (Corpay) & Keith Vander Leest (BVNK)
Alfonso Gómez-Jordana
Co-founder of Crossmint
Crossmint
Episode: Stablecoins Collapse Global Expansion for Fintechs w/ Alfonso + Rodri (Crossmint)
Rodrigo Fernández Touza
Co-founder of Crossmint
Crossmint
Episode: Stablecoins Collapse Global Expansion for Fintechs w/ Alfonso + Rodri (Crossmint)
Thierry Edde
Head of CryptoDeel at Deel
Deel
Episode: Stablecoins Are Payroll's Dollar Account Layer w/ Thierry Edde (Deel)
Miles Suter
Executive at Block, involved with Cash App and Stablecoins initiatives
Block
Episode: Why Cash App Added Stablecoins w/ Miles Suter (Block)

Hosts

Chuk Okpalugo
Host of Money Code; author and long-time host with focus on stablecoins, payments, and branded media
Raj Parekh
Co-host, Head of Payments/Stablecoins at Monad Foundation; long-time host with deep focus on payments, stablecoins, and open rails

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Stablecoins Change the Math on Building Neobanks w/ Ryan Bozarth (Dakota)
Q: Can you walk us through the core shift you've seen from traditional neo-banks to Dakota's infrastructure approach?
The core shift is moving from building a full bank with all its legacy compliance to plugging into modular APIs that let you stand up a neo-bank or embedded finance stack in weeks or even days, with a pay-as-you-go model and custody being handled by a trusted provider. This reduces upfront costs and enables rapid experimentation and niche-market targeting.
Why x402 Captures Zero Value w/ Erik Reppel (Coinbase)
Q: Why move X402 into a foundation and what does governance look like?
The foundation serves as a governance shell to coordinate a broad ecosystem of partners (networks, rails, and platforms) while the actual payment movement remains platform-specific. This split allows standardization at the top level without constraining individual rails, enabling collaboration and broad adoption.
Why x402 Captures Zero Value w/ Erik Reppel (Coinbase)
Q: What problem does X402 solve and how does it work at a high level?
X402 standardizes how payments are declared and executed across multiple rails, decoupling the declaration of how to pay from the actual payment mechanism. This enables a single integration point for merchants and developers to accept many payment methods and for networks to evolve independently, while keeping a neutral, open standard.
Stablecoins Need a Clearing Layer w/ Sam Broner (Better Money Company)
Q: How do you see the business model working given the promise of no slippage?
The service charges a transaction fee to cover the cost of providing faster, cheaper, and more reliable settlement, but the goal is to minimize impact on the final amount sent, ensuring the payment value remains close to the intended value while improving overall efficiency.
Stablecoins Need a Clearing Layer w/ Sam Broner (Better Money Company)
Q: Can you describe what the Better Money Company Clearinghouse does and why it's needed now?
It provides a unified layer that connects issuers, sponsors, and fintechs, allowing a fintech or PSP to accept and move multiple stablecoins with one-to-one fundability, reducing the friction and latency that currently exists when swapping between different stablecoins.

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What is Money Code about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This program consistently centers on stablecoins, programmable money, and the evolving payments infrastructure shaping global finance. Across episodes, guests range from founders and executives at fintechs and cross-border payment platforms to policymakers and open-standard advocates, with recurring themes around on-chain rails, tokenized deposits, in-arms-length collaboration with banks, and enterprise-grade fintech architecture. Noteworthy angles include real-world deployments (cross-border settlements, payroll, embedded finance), the emergence of agentic finance and open standards, and the practical trade-offs of regulation, compliance, and user experience when moving money across borders. The format tends to mix business strategy, techn... more

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