Inside Felix's Stablecoin Remittance Playbook w/ Manuel Godoy

<p>Presented by Stablecon; Powered by BVNK.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Money Code, hosts Chuk Okpalugo and Raj Parekh sit down with Manuel Godoy, co-founder and CEO of Felix, the WhatsApp-native remittance company that has processed north of $6B across Latin America.</p><p>They unpack how Felix turned an existing WhatsApp receipt-sharing habit into a remittance product, why stablecoins gave a small startup &quot;economies of scale,&quot; and what it takes to build a broader financial companion for Latino immigrants in the US.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Subscribe and listen to the Money Code podcast here:</strong></p><p>https://lnk.to/MoneyCodeSN</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>00:00 Felix starts with trust, not rails</p><p>02:49 Why remittance still starts in cash stores</p><p>05:08 WhatsApp was already in the flow</p><p>06:17 The first Felix product ideas failed</p><p>09:03 Why senders trust recipients with the money</p><p>11:28 Leticia: from hesitant user to ambassador</p><p>13:21 Scaling trust beyond founder selling</p><p>17:40 The ugly TikTok video that unlocked growth</p><p>20:48 Felix passes $6B across Latin America</p><p>23:16 Why Felix is becoming more than remittances</p><p>31:44 Stablecoins as small-startup scale</p><p>38:18 What breaks in weak-liquidity corridors</p><p>41:42 WhatsApp as the product platform</p><p>45:58 The financial companion opportunity</p><p><strong>Connect with the Hosts &amp; Guest</strong></p><p>Chuk Okpalugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuk-okpalugo/ | https://x.com/chuk_xyz/ | https://stablecoinblueprint.com</p><p>Raj Parekh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajparekh7/ | https://x.com/rajparekh | http://monad.xyz</p><p>Manuel Godoy: https://x.com/manueljgodoym</p><p>Felix: https://felixpago.com | https://x.com/Felixpago</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Stablecon</strong></p><p>Stablecon (https://stablecon.com/) is the premier gathering for those at the intersection of DeFi, economic policy, financial infrastructure, and institutional integration, and those reinventing global commerce. By convening the brightest minds in fintech and crypto, Stablecon provides attendees with world class thought leadership and fosters unparalleled networking and strategic collaboration across the digital payments industry. Whether you&#39;re building, advising, or navigating this new frontier, this is the room where it happens.</p><p><strong>About BVNK</strong></p><p>BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure, helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to https://bvnk.com/ to learn more.</p>