melcomcopeland

Senior C Suite Blockchain Strategic Business And Technology Solutions Executive

Melcom is the Group Head - Global Strategic Blockchain Partnerships at WadzPay based in Singapore and Dubai. Melcom has over 24-years experience working for international start-ups in the Enterprise Software industry including 17-years as a Tech Founder and Investor at  BetXTech where he has led several projects and teams to “Industry Firsts” within the real money omnichannel gaming, gambling, and cashless casino payment technology sectors. The past 5-years I have been working exclusively in the blockchain space commercializing cryptocurrency payment platforms. 

Previous to WadzPay, I most recently served as Director of Global Business Development for Singapore-based Pundi X Labs where he was responsible for global distribution of the world’s first cryptocurrency point-of-sale payment solution. I also held stints at Blockchains LLC as Director of Stablecoin and Fintech, and Head of Payment Solutions and Partnerships SAMTRADE FX. Melcom aims to contribute strategic business development and innovative solution design expertise to the WadzPay interoperable and agnostic blockchain-based payments ecosystem.

Experience:
A subject matter expert in high-frequency transaction API driven white-label sports betting, betting exchange, 3D virtual games, casino voucher redemption and cryptocurrency retail point-of-sale payment solutions.

Network Expert Consultant advising hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, private equity investors, and management consultants in the areas of blockchain, cryptocurrency, stablecoin, fintech, digital payments

Education:
BA in Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis (1997)
Oxford Fintech Programme Certification, Saïd Business School, Oxford University (2018)
MRes Candidate, Computing Science - Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Stablecoin Payments in Gaming (2019-2022), Staffordshire University (UK)
 
Summary:
Experienced entrepreneur with 24-years experience working for international tech start-ups including 17-years as a Tech Founder, Advisor and Investor in the real money gaming sector. Spent past 5-years commercializing cryptocurrency payment platforms.



Experience: 11 years

Yearly salary: $260,000

Hourly rate: $500

Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States

Residency: 🇸🇬 Singapore

Skills:

api
architecture
bootstrap
consulting
game-dev
cto
english
french
tagalog