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Jeff Handler

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Jeff Handler
CEO & Co-Founder of
OpenTrade (2023)
About

Jeff Handler is Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at OpenTrade, a London-based institutional-grade stablecoin yield infrastructure platform enabling fintechs and neobanks to offer RWA-backed yield products on USDC, USDT, and EURC.

Before founding

Jeff graduated with a BS in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis and built a career entirely in fintech, working at PwC, Netki, the Marco Polo Network, and most recently as Solutions Architect at Centre, the Circle and Coinbase USDC governance consortium.

Founder Insights

Jeff's deep expertise in blockchain-based supply chain finance, payments, and stablecoin standards from his time at Centre directly shaped OpenTrade's securities lending-derived architecture for compliant stablecoin yield.

Experience

At the Marco Polo Network, Jeff served as VP of Business Innovation and Global Head of Special Projects, leading sales and implementation of large credit facilities with multinational corporations and their global supply chains.

Scale & Impact

OpenTrade has surpassed $200M in total value locked, processed over $250M in transaction volume in 2025, raised more than $30M in total funding, and now serves over 5 million retail users across LatAm and Europe with projected $1B in 2026 transaction volume.

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Jeff Handler

OpenTrade
Co-Founder
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Jeff Handler

Company(s)

OpenTrade

Industry

Fintech

Year Founded

2023

Stage/Funding

Strategic • $30M+

Company Location

gb

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About

Jeff Handler is Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer at OpenTrade, a London-based institutional-grade stablecoin yield infrastructure platform enabling fintechs and neobanks to offer RWA-backed yield products on USDC, USDT, and EURC.

Before founding

Jeff graduated with a BS in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis and built a career entirely in fintech, working at PwC, Netki, the Marco Polo Network, and most recently as Solutions Architect at Centre, the Circle and Coinbase USDC governance consortium.

Founder Insights

Jeff's deep expertise in blockchain-based supply chain finance, payments, and stablecoin standards from his time at Centre directly shaped OpenTrade's securities lending-derived architecture for compliant stablecoin yield.

Experience

At the Marco Polo Network, Jeff served as VP of Business Innovation and Global Head of Special Projects, leading sales and implementation of large credit facilities with multinational corporations and their global supply chains.

Scale & Impact

OpenTrade has surpassed $200M in total value locked, processed over $250M in transaction volume in 2025, raised more than $30M in total funding, and now serves over 5 million retail users across LatAm and Europe with projected $1B in 2026 transaction volume.

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