Simon Jones from Baanx: Revolutionizing Payments with Blockchain Technology

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Episode description

In this episode of the Applied Blockchain Podcast, Adi Ben-Ari speaks with Simon Jones, Chief Commercial Officer at Baanx to explore the transformative power of blockchain in financial services.Simon shares his journey from finance to marketing to his current position at Baanx, highlighting the inefficiencies in legacy banking systems and the potential of blockchain to overhaul these processes.Baanx is a leader in custodial and non-custodial crypto payments, partnering with market leaders like Ledger, 1 inch, and MetaMask. Their technology enables users to spend directly from self-custody without locking funds. In collaboration with Mastercard, Baanx developed fully on-chain Web3 cards, providing seamless access to crypto for over 500,000 users across 32 countries, with plans to expand into the US and Latin America by the end of 2024.

Resources Mentioned & Themes Discussed

• A People'a Tradegy
• Flash Boys
• The Whale