Former Coinbase CEO Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as chief growth officer

Prior to joining MoonPay, Feroz held a string of high-profile positions in the FinTech industry including as CEO of Coinbase UK (February 2017 to August 2020), where he was responsible for establishing and growing Coinbase’s business outside the US. Before joining Coinbase, Feroz held the role of Global Head of Payments at social payments startup Tilt.com prior to its acquisition by Airbnb. At MoonPay, he will be tasked with leading all aspects of organic growth, driving business development functions across the business, and identifying new revenue streams.

Zeeshan Feroz joins MoonPay as it enters a new period of growth, the business having just secured its in-principle approval for a Class 2 VFA licence, and exceeded 1000% revenue growth in the past 12 months, all without any external investment.

Commenting on the appointment of Zeeshan Feroz, Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO and Co-Founder of MoonPay said: “As we continue to build MoonPay, maintaining and managing our exponential growth in a sustainable manner will be key. With years of experience in the sector and an unrivalled track record, Zeeshan’s appointment is a major coup in our continued mission to democratise cryptocurrency and provide the tools by which a billion people can access it in the next decade.”

Zeeshan Feroz commented: “MoonPay is building such an innovative product – retail crypto infrastructure in a box. It’s exactly what’s needed for the next phase of crypto adoption, as businesses look to offer crypto to their clients. MoonPay delivers everything from crypto licenses and brokerage to fiat rails and fraud management. On top of that, Ivan has assembled a team with some of the very best talent in the crypto space. Testament to the team’s work so far is its impressive growth to date and I’m excited to be part of the next chapter as the business continues to expand.”

Since launching in 2019, MoonPay has secured over 250 partners and has grown from a team of two to over 60 people, with team members located across four continents. The platform supports 45 fiat currencies and has added over 60 cryptocurrencies to its infrastructure as it looks to democratise cryptocurrency access and open the asset-class to over a billion people by 2030.