# Daren Guo

> Daren Guo is a person who co-founded Reap, a fintech company focused on payments and stablecoin infrastructure, and publicly discusses cross-border payments, programmable money, and agentic payment systems.

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- Categories: People in crypto
- Tags: Advisor, Founder, Investor, Speaker
- Created: 2026-09-02T15:56:05.696Z
- Last updated: 2026-09-02T16:01:06.821Z
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**Daren Guo** is a technology and business professional whose career spans financial services, payments, startups, and venture investing across North America and Asia. He is a Co-Founder of Reap and has previously held growth roles at Stripe, while also serving as an advisor and investor in technology companies. [\[5\]](#cite-id-qgZuhgljzvhhRqFy) 

## Education

Guo graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce. [\[1\]](#cite-id-njozuxziax) 

## Career

Guo began his career as an Analyst at TD, followed by an Associate role at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He then co-founded Snapy in the Greater Toronto Area before joining Stripe, where he worked in growth roles in the San Francisco Bay Area and later in Singapore, focusing on Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, China, and cross-border business. In 2017, he became an Advisor to Shuga and an Investor in ShopBack. Since 2018, he has been a Co-Founder of Reap in Hong Kong, alongside his advisory and investment activities. [\[2\]](#cite-id-ig9wlar7i5) 

## Interviews

### Future of Payments

In a June 2026 interview at [Money20/20](https://iq.wiki/wiki/money2020) Asia, Guo and Yam Ki Chan of [Circle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/circle) discussed the long-standing relationship between Reap and [Circle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/circle), including their early collaboration around regulatory and product questions before [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) became widely adopted. They described Reap’s focus on addressing practical problems in payments and [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) across Asia, with [USDC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/usdc) viewed as well suited to the region’s fragmented markets because of its potential to facilitate faster cross-border payments and broader financial access. The conversation examined [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) as foundational infrastructure for international trade and commerce, with applications such as [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) top-ups and treasury management contributing to their practical utility. Guo and Chan also discussed accelerating institutional adoption in response to regulatory developments in the United States, Hong Kong, and Europe, as well as the development of programmable money and agentic payments, including automated and low-cost transactions. They further considered use cases such as payroll streaming and instant payments in emerging markets, growing interest from banks, and the potential for AI and agentic payment systems to shape the future of global financial services. [\[4\]](#cite-id-ab0z1l9ly5) 

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### Agentic Future

In a May 2026 interview with [Gary Liu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gary-liu) of [Terminal 3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/terminal-3) on Reap’s podcast, Guo discussed Reap’s evolution from cards and payments toward [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) infrastructure and generative commerce, with a focus on cross-border payments and foreign-exchange hedging for small businesses. He described a future in which [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) infrastructure could substantially change payment systems over the next five years, potentially moving beyond card-based models, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining discipline and a clear mission as companies scale. Guo said Reap’s focus remains on expanding financial access through [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) despite broader industry hype, while [Liu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gary-liu) discussed the potential of AI for autonomous enterprise transactions such as procurement and trade finance, alongside concerns about current valuations and market concentration. The discussion also covered challenges surrounding autonomous [AI agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents), including identity, permissions, auditability, and data privacy, as well as [Terminal 3’s](https://iq.wiki/wiki/terminal-3) development of tools such as Agent O to address these issues. Guo and [Liu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gary-liu) also discussed Reap’s $600 million acquisition by Payword and the shared goal of building hybrid on-chain and off-chain financial infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of clearly communicating complex infrastructure to customers, enterprises, regulators, and investors, and adapting products as customers expand their use cases. [\[3\]](#cite-id-azh75wqili) 

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