Money Code

Chuk Okpalugo, Raj Parekh

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led finance and fintech podcast focused on stablecoins, programmable money, payments infrastructure, and digital-asset regulation, typically featuring senior operators, founders, and policymakers. PR agencies could credibly pitch stablecoin founders, payments executives, fintech infrastructure leaders, blockchain specialists, and financial-regulation experts; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold prominent executive or policymaking roles.

Metrics

Episodes: 45

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Chuk Okpalugo - Author of Stablecoin Blueprint and co-host focused on stablecoins, programmable money, and digital financial infrastructure.

Raj Parekh - Head of Payments and Stablecoins at Monad Foundation, with expertise in payments infrastructure and stablecoin systems.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Founders and CEOs of stablecoin or fintech companies, senior payments and financial-infrastructure executives, blockchain specialists, and policymakers with direct expertise in digital finance.
Required Achievements:  
Leading or founding stablecoin, payments, or fintech companies, Launching institutional payment products or financial infrastructure, Managing significant cross-border payment operations or transaction volume, Influencing or shaping digital-asset and financial regulation

Recent Guest Discussions

French Hill - Stablecoin Regulation, The GENIUS Act, The CLARITY Act, Reserve Standards, Compliance, Asset Tokenization, And Consumer Protection

Jack Chong - Local Liquidity, Correspondent Banking, Stablecoin Settlement, Emerging-market Fintech, And Payments Infrastructure

Keith Vander Leest - Stablecoin Wallets, Corporate Payments, Blockchain Payment Rails, Liquidity, And Institutional Adoption

Mark Frey - Cross-border Payments, Stablecoin Adoption, Trapped Liquidity, Blockchain Payment Rails, And Financial Infrastructure

Recent Topics

Stablecoins, Payments, Blockchain, Fintech, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
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NALA Scaled by Owning the Rails w/ Benji Fernandes

July 30, 2026

Presented by Stablecon; Powered by BVNK.In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Benji Fernandes, founder and CEO of NALA, a remittance business for diaspora customers, and Rafiki, its B2B infrastructure arm for emerging-market payouts, collections, and stablecoin settlement.They unpack how consumer remittance volume pushed NALA to own more of the rails, why 96 out of 100 stablecoin trades in its markets are USDT, and why licenses, liquidity, and local p...

Chairman French Hill on the Future of Stablecoin Regulation

July 24, 2026

In this special crossover episode from Stable Pulse, host Nik Milanović sits down with Chairman French Hill to discuss the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and the future of stablecoin regulation in the United States. They explore how stablecoins are reshaping payments, what clear regulation means for banks and non-bank issuers, and why the distinction between stablecoins and tokenized deposits matters. Chairman Hill also shares his perspective on reserve standards, compliance, and how policymake...

Stablecoins Need Local Liquidity w/ Jack Chong (Checker)

July 23, 2026

Presented by Stablecon; Powered by BVNK.In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Jack Chong, co-founder and CEO of Checker, a stablecoin liquidity network for regulated financial institutions that processed more than $3B over the last 12 months.They unpack why "USD is not the same in different countries," how stablecoins are creating a correspondent banking 2.0 layer, and why stablecoin payments still depend on local liquidity, settlement timin...

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