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 GĂłmez-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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