EP13 | Mesh CEO Bam Azizi on Making Crypto Spendable

Bam Azizi, CEO and co-founder of Mesh, explores the company's mission to bridge the gap between 700 million crypto holders and 175 million global Visa merchants through enhanced interoperability and identity solutions. As a cybersecurity veteran with a PhD in computer science, Azizi positions Mesh as an identity-centric platform that enables frictionless movement of KYC information and assets across different applications. The platform facilitates diverse use cases including on-and-off ramps, tap-to-pay functionality, and wallet top-ups via integrations with major exchanges like Coinbase and Binance. While headquartered in the U.S., Mesh is aggressively expanding into the Global South and Asia—recently opening a Singapore office—to serve regions where stablecoins provide a critical hedge against currency volatility. By treating crypto as a borderless, low-cost settlement tool, the company provides the "last-mile" infrastructure necessary for traditional merchants to accept digital assets without requiring specialized technical or compliance expertise.