UTRUST — Hive

"The payments platform of the future"

What is UTRUST?

UTRUST is a payment gateaway that aims to become the Cryptocurrency version of PayPal. It will be unique in the Crypto space because it offers buyer protection - like PayPal does - hence eliminating some of the risks with Crypto payments. A lot of people believe UTRUST has real potential because they believe, payment gateways are one of the biggest steps in introducing Cryptocurrencies to the masses. As an example of what you can do with UTRUST, you could pay with Cryptos when buying something from a regular online store and it would be as simple as using e.g. PayPal. With UTRUST out, we could suddenly see huge amounts of people starting to spend Cryptos and not just HODL them.

How Does It Work?

The process goes like this:

Merchants list products on their website and intregrate UTRUST just like PayPal
The buyer selects an item to buy and checks out with UTRUST
The buyer selects one of their existing Crypto wallets
The buyer will be show the total ammount to be paid including a 1% commision
The buyer buys it and their Cryptocurrency is converted into fiat currency immediately
This fiat currency is held in escrow (buyer protection)
Once the holding period is over, the merchant receives the money

Team

UTRUST has a huge team but here are the main guys:

Nuno Correia

CEO

An early cryptocurrency investor, deeply involved in crypto markets and community since early 2011 and successfully co-founded several B2C ventures. With a background in Law and Marketing, he is passionate about the transformative future of digital payments.

Filipe Castro

CIO

An MBA with an MSENG and love for disruptive technologies. Early career in development of software solutions, including electronic payment systems. Internationally-minded, moved from corporate to small ventures in Scandinavia, complemented with an MBA in China and a brief advisory role. Now engaged in business development and strategic development of cool new ventures.

Artur Goulão

CTO

Former CTO in a leading digital payment platform company and current head of Development of a Swiss-based Cybersecurity company. Excels and is deeply involved in development and R&D of software-related payment systems, in either classical or Blockchain Smartcontract-based approach. Has a background in Computer Science from IST and MIT.

Roberto Machado

CPO

Founder and Product Manager at several startups prior to UTRUST, he has been leading different teams to build highly-reliable software products, with a focus on the end user experience. Previously, he has worked together with major international companies such as AT&T, Betfair, Airtel and Uphold, being responsible for the vision outline, goals and product strategy of solutions used by millions of users.

Luís Ferreira

Head of Engineering

Working at Subvisual for more than 5 years, he specializes on the development of complex web-centered solutions, using Ruby and RoR. He has a fondness for open source tech and giving back to the community. He is an accomplished Rails mentor, teaching in workshops, university classes and events. He also loves experimenting with new, fun programming languages, from Haskell to Elixir or even Crystal.

Laura Esteves

Head of Operations

With a background in management, she has contributed to different organizations in tech and media, insuring the smooth execution of operational activities and events. Analytical and driven, she analyzes and manages KPIs towards continuous growth and operational excellence. Always with a smile on her face she has the power to swiftly turn any complicated situation into a new milestone success for the team.

João Ferreira

Head of Design

Lead Designer at Subvisual with over 5 years’ experience in designing all sorts of innovative web-centered products. In his UX methodology, he obsesses with a human-centered approach focused on bringing out the best possible experience for the end user. He digs deep to understand the drive and motivations in using a product while looking for opportunities to empower the user at every step.

Nick Olender

Head of Sales & Partners

Technology is only as important as the business problems it solves. Nick loves opening a closed mind to a solution that a new perspective can create. He has a keen interest in international business strategy with an emphasis on business financials and technology applications.