In this episode, we dive into the payments revolution with Daniel Lev, CEO and Co-Founder of Coinflow. Daniel brings a rare blend of expertise: he started in large-scale digital transformation at PwC, moved into product at Amount (the Chicago-based fintech unicorn), and previously co-founded and exited a Web3 sports gaming platform before launching Coinflow.

Coinflow connects traditional payment rails with stablecoin technology to enable instant global settlement for cross-border commerce. Operating across 170+ countries and managing compliance through GDPR, FinCEN, MiCA, and more, Coinflow has delivered 2,300% revenue growth in the past year and proven entirely new use cases for programmable money.

He's joined by Derek Woods, Crypto GTM Lead at Persona, who has been in the identity verification space since 2017 — from KYC work at IHS Markit to leading Yoti's North America expansion, building go-to-market at Passbase, and now stewarding identity infrastructure for crypto at Persona.

About Persona

Persona is a unified identity platform that provides businesses with the building blocks they need to customize verification experiences, while mitigating fraud, and meeting ever-evolving compliance standards.

Apply to join Persona's Startup Program: https://withpersona.com/startups

Connect with Daniel

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-lev/

Connect with Derek

https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-woods-b2a94b1b0/

Connect with Ed

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edugiansante

In this episode, we're excited to introduce Adam Zuckerman, Co-Founder of The Better Money Company. He was previously general counsel at Eigen Labs, a unicorn that raised over $200M from a16z crypto and others, and an attorney at Latham & Watkins, where he represented 100+ companies and VCs across the crypto and payments ecosystem. He's joined by David Chachanko, Lead, Digital Assets and Compliance at Persona, who spent over a decade in regulatory compliance, including serving as a national bank examiner with the OCC, before leading Trust Administration and Compliance Technology at BitGo Trust and later bringing that operator perspective to Persona's product team.

About Persona
Persona is a unified identity platform that provides businesses with the building blocks they need to customize verification experiences, while mitigating fraud, and meeting ever-evolving compliance standards.

Apply to join Persona's Startup Program: https://withpersona.com/startups

Connect with Adam
https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-zuck/

Connect with David
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-chachanko-30757284/

Connect with Ed
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edugiansante

In this episode, we're excited to introduce Yoni Rechtman, Partner at Slow Ventures, a generalist early-stage venture firm that has deployed over $1 billion since 2011 across fintech, SaaS, crypto, consumer, healthcare, and the creator economy, with a portfolio that includes Airtable, Gusto, Robinhood, Venmo, Solana, and Ro. Yoni leads the firm's New York presence and joined as Partner in January 2025 after three years as Principal, following five years at Tusk Ventures where he rose from Analyst to Principal. He studied at Amherst College and NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and writes the popular Substack newsletter 99% Derisible (15,000+ subscribers), known for sharp takes on org design, AI's impact on work, and the future of software.

About Persona
Persona is a unified identity platform that provides businesses with the building blocks they need to customize verification experiences, while mitigating fraud, and meeting ever-evolving compliance standards.

Apply to join Persona's Startup Program: https://withpersona.com/startups

Connect with Yoni
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yrechtman

Connect with Ross
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-freiman-mendel-79b69a83/

Connect with Ed
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edugiansante