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 In this episode, we sit down with serial entrepreneur Eric Barbier, who lives by a simple rule: “Where there is a problem, there is a business.”Eric has lived several chapters of the fintech story. He built a mobile-messaging startup, enabled international prepaid top-ups, and supported mobile-wallet remittances across regions from Southeast Asia to Africa. Throughout those chapters, the same operational issues kept appearing—pre-funding requirements, weekend and holiday settlement delays, failed payments, fraud exposure, and chargeback risk.Those long-standing inefficiencies eventually shaped his latest venture: Triple-A.io - a regulated payments institution that lets businesses accept and send stablecoins instantly, without ever handling crypto themselves. In this conversation, Eric breaks down what stablecoins actually solve. They move in real time, operate 24/7, eliminate chargebacks, and are already used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide—addressing the exact bottlenecks he previously had to engineer around.💡What You’ll Learn* How Eric built a mobile messaging network and turned it into an interconnect business.* Why international prepaid top-ups became a growth engine across emerging markets.* How mobile-wallet remittances expanded through local partnerships and on-the-ground sales insights.* What entrepreneurs rarely talk about: investor pressure, misaligned incentives, and lessons from a $400M exit.* How pre-funding, weekend delays, FX frictions, and chargebacks repeatedly surfaced in his cross-border ventures.* Why Eric concluded that stablecoins fix the same operational issues he battled for decades.* What stablecoin settlement actually looks like for merchants—speed, finality, and no chargebacks.* Why enterprise clients are increasingly requesting blockchain-based settlement rails.* How market adoption varies between Asia, Europe, and the U.S. FinTech landscape.* What practical leadership looks like inside a distributed, multi-market payments company.* How founder mindset evolves after multiple exits—and why Eric keeps building.⏱️ In This Episode00:00 - Introduction01:20 - Origins04:24 - The Asia Pivot07:15 - First Exit Reflections12:45 - Business Model Overview13:56 - Why TransferTo Was Acquired15:12 - Post-Exit Decisions16:38 - Tackling the US Market17:46 - Talking Directly with Clients is Key18:16 - The SFO Experience20:37 - Where Did the Idea for Triple-A.io Come From?23:19 - Why Stablecoins Matter for Global Merchants25:26 - Stablecoins vs Traditional Payment Networks27:46 - The Broader Blockchain Era28:41 - Stablecoin Adoption Trends35:35 - Regulation, Licencing, Merchant Adoption39:42 - Biggest Lessons and Mistakes as an Entrepreneur41:45 - Understanding VC Expectations42:00 - Differences Between East and West44:46 - Managing Global Teams50:34 - Leisure and Life55:52 - Advice to Your Younger Self59:07 - “If there’s a problem, there’s a business”59:24 - “What I really love is proving my point”📚 ReferencesPeople & Founders* Eric Barbier, CEO, Triple-A.io - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbarbier/Companies, Platforms & Ventures* Triple-A.io - https://triple-a.io* DT One - https://www.dtone.com* TransferTo / Thunes - https://www.thunes.com/news/fintech-connect-live-interview-transferto-ceo-eric-barbier-on-mobile-money/* Trip.com - https://www.trip.comMobile Wallets, Telcos & Crypto* GCash (Philippines) - https://www.gcash.com* PayMaya / Maya (Philippines) - https://www.maya.ph* M-Pesa (Kenya) - https://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/m-pesa* bKash (Bangladesh) - https://www.bkash.com* Singtel (Singapore) - https://www.singtel.com* Maxis (Malaysia) - https://www.maxis.com.my* Bitcoin - https://bitcoin.orgRegulators, Licenses & Jurisdictions* MAS – Monetary Authority of Singapore - https://www.mas.gov.sgMovies* ‘The Great Dictator’ by Charlie Chaplin - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032553/🎙️ About Asia Tech LensProduced by Perspective Media (Singapore), Asia Tech Lens explores the technology, trends, and people shaping Asia’s innovation landscape — and its global impact.For enquiries about:* sponsorships or collaboration: partnerships@asiatechlens.com* media or permissions: editor@asiatechlens.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.asiatechlens.com
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