Crossmint Founder Exposes the Stablecoin vs. Credit Card Truth
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Crossmint Founder Exposes the Stablecoin vs. Credit Card Truth

AI is about to automate your entire financial life...

Alfonso, co-founder of Crossmint, joins The Rollup to discuss agentic finance, agent-scoped cards, stablecoin infrastructure, and the Western Union stablecoin play.

About Alfonso Gómez-Jordana: Co-founder of Crossmint. Former founding PM at Google (reCAPTCHA, Firebase Auth, Actions) and third PM at WhatsApp. Building in crypto since 2012.

The Rollup is the convergence of legacy finance and DeFi, bringing you face-to-face with the leaders of neo finance. Live from the Empire State Building every week.


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:12 Alfonso's Background & the reCAPTCHA Origin Story

03:34 What Is Agentic Finance, Really?

05:11 Breaking Down the Agentic Finance Stack

09:56 Stablecoins vs. Credit Cards for AI Agents

19:37 Does Blockchain Have Enough Capacity?

21:38 Ramp's Agent Card & Visa Intelligent Commerce

23:55 Western Union's Stablecoin Strategy

27:11 Agentic Finance in Emerging Markets

29:34 Where Agentic Commerce Is Happening Today

35:28 Where's the Investable Moat?

41:37 The Future: Money as a Backend Technology


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