$15B in B2B Payments - No Banks, No Fees. Just Blockchain (ft Jeremy Almond @ Paystand)

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 SouthThis 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 #CryptoForBusiness #DeFi #Bitcoin #Fintech #Web3 #Decentralization #blockchain #bitcoin #defi #web3 #crypto #b2bpayments #enterprise #fintech #layer2 #stablecoins #paymentprocessing #bitcoinadoption #cryptoadoption #financialinclusion #cryptopodcast #web3podcast #defipodcast Disclaimer: The information presented is for educational purposes only. Views expressed are those of the speakers, not necessarily the channel. You are responsible for your own research and decisions.Copyright: © 2024 Aarna AI Pte Ltd, Singapore. All rights reserved.