Michael Rihani — CEO
I'm dedicating the rest of my career to Bitcoin and reinventing financial services. Technical executive (MS in CS) and 2x acquired founder with 15+ years scaling fintech at Apple Pay, Tesla, Coinbase, and Cash App. Recently joined as the Head of Crypto at Nubank (NYSE: NU), a $75B+ company serving 131M+ customers. I bridge the gap between scrappy 0-to-1 innovation and massive global scale. Career Milestones • Coinbase: Launched Bitcoin-Backed Loans, Coinbase One Card, and Pay Tab (115 countries) • Cash App: Led Lightning Network, Bitkey integration, and $9B in Bitcoin customer sales • Square: Launched merchant Bitcoin Conversions for 1-10% daily revenue-to-BTC settlement • Block: Pioneered Block's corporate Bitcoin treasury and monthly DCA investment strategy • Tesla: Directed global Supercharging UX and Bitcoin payments on Tesla.com (50+ countries) • Apple Card: Founding team member; financial health lead; scaled to 12M cardholders • Apple Cash: Directed product operations and scaled Apple Cash Family to millions • Apple Pay: Scaled Apple Pay Web to millions of merchants (90+ countries) • Founder: 2x acquired CEO; invented "Swipe Right" UI; scaled to 1.5M MAU Strategic Impact & Advisory • Investor: Strategic angel investor in high-growth consumer fintech and AI startups • Influence: Author of upcoming book “Streaming Money” and global keynote speaker • Technical: MS in Computer Science; expert in cryptography, AI, and monetary systems
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Fintech expert with a focus on cryptocurrency and product management.
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Experience: 19 yrs 7 mos
Skills
- Product Strategy
- Bitcoin
- Product Management
- Entrepreneurship
Career Highlights
- Led Bitcoin initiatives at major fintech companies.
- Pioneered innovative financial products and services.
- Expert in bridging technology and financial services.
Work Experience
Nubank
Senior Director of Product – Bitcoin & Blockchain (6 mos)
Coinbase
Director of Product – Financial Services (1 yr)
Cash App
Director of Product – Bitcoin (3 yrs)
Tesla
Staff Product Manager – Supercharger UX (1 yr)
Apple
Senior Product Manager – Apple Card & Apple Cash (1 yr)
Senior Engineering Program Manager – Apple Pay (3 yrs)
Tilt (acquired by Airbnb)
Lead Product Manager (2 yrs)
Koofers (acquired)
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer (8 yrs)
Education
Bachelor of Science - BS at Virginia Tech
Master of Science - MS at Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional Development - CS at Stanford University
