Team

Built by traders, for traders.

We've lived every frustration P2PLY is designed to eliminate — frozen accounts, missed trades, opaque fees, slow dispute resolution. We built the platform we wished existed.

Our Mission
“P2P crypto trading should be as safe as a bank transfer and as flexible as cash. We believe escrow-protected P2P is the most powerful financial tool available to people in markets underserved by traditional finance — and we're building the infrastructure to make it accessible to everyone.”
The team

Who we are

Alex Rivera

Co-founder & CEO

8 years building fintech and blockchain infrastructure across Southeast Asian payment corridors. Previously led engineering at a digital payments startup processing cross-border settlements for merchants in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Deep expertise in escrow architecture, smart contract design, and high-throughput transaction systems.

Focus areas: Platform architecture · Escrow smart contracts · Trading infrastructure

Jordan Kim

Co-founder & Head of Trust & Safety

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Former compliance analyst at a licensed money services business, with 6 years spent building P2P fraud detection models and managing dispute resolution for high-volume corridors. Expert in triangular fraud patterns, KYC implementation, and AML regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions. Has reviewed thousands of disputed trades firsthand.

Focus areas: KYC systems · AI fraud detection · Dispute resolution

Sam Okonkwo

Head of Growth & Markets

Spent five years building P2P trading communities in West Africa before joining P2PLY. Has a ground-level understanding of informal currency markets in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya — the payment methods that work, the trust signals traders respond to, and the corridors with the most underserved demand. Leads market expansion and payment partner relationships.

Focus areas: Market expansion · Payment method partnerships · Community growth
We're growing

Join the team

We're hiring across engineering, compliance, and market growth. If you've traded P2P, built fintech infrastructure, or worked in global payment corridors — we want to hear from you.

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