Finovate Podcast · 2026-05-22 · 17 min
In this episode of the Finovate Podcast, host Greg Palmer sits down with Jensen Coonradt (CEO) and Simmi Sen (Chief Product Officer), the co-founders of Crebit, fresh off their Best of Show win at FinovateSpring 2026 in San Diego. Jensen and Simmi share their remarkable journey from high school friends meeting at a Bank of America scholarship program to leaving college to pursue Crebit full-time. Jensen brings his impressive background as a top 50 hacker globally and FX trading competition winner, while Simmi contributes her expertise in design and mobile app development, including an Apple WWDC award-winning app. Their complementary skills and shared passion for solving real-world financial problems have positioned Crebit as an innovative force in the cross-border payments space. Crebit is revolutionizing international money transfers by leveraging stablecoin technology to make sending money across borders as simple as sending a text message.
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