Michael Rihani

About Michael Rihani

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 MAUStrategic 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

Experience

1. Senior Director of Product Bitcoin & Blockchain

   Nubank

   Sep 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Leading a global team across product, engineering, design, data, and ops. Own the vision, strategy, roadmap, execution, budget, and full P&L. Reinventing money and financial services, worldwide.

Education

• Stanford University

  Professional Development - CS, Continuing Studies

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Technology

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

Skills

• Web Design
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• User Experience
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Email Marketing
• Enterprise Software
• Data Mining
• SEO
• Agile Methodologies
• Web Scraping
• Management
• User Interface Design
• Program Management
• Product Development
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Usability Testing
• Business Development
• Facebook
• Wireframes
• Consumer Internet
• Social Media
• Customer Support
• Marketing
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• E-Commerce
• Strategic Partnerships
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Investor Relations
• Happiness
• Entrepreneurship