Mesh CEO Bam Azizi on CNBC's Fortt Knox

Our CEO was on CNBC tackling today's toughest problem in crypto, our redesigned Smart QR deposit experience is live, and Consensus Miami starts Monday. Let's dive in. 👇

🎙️ Bam's interview

His take: crypto today is "built by crypto bros for crypto bros" and it doesn't pass the grandma test. Mesh changes that by connecting exchanges, wallets, and platforms into a single infrastructure layer, automatically converting assets so users can pay with what they hold while businesses settle in what they need, instantly. The big bet looking ahead: agentic commerce and microtransactions.

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It's a wide-ranging conversation with Jon Fortt, covering:

• Bam's path from Iran to building Mesh
• Mesh’s B2C-to-B2B pivot post-FTX
• Where crypto payments go next
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🎥 Watch the full Fortt Knox conversation →

🚀 Smart QR deposits, redesigned

We've rebuilt the deposit experience around one goal: making crypto deposits as predictable as any other payment flow your users already know.

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What's new:

• Stronger upfront checks so users confirm with confidence before funds move
• Clearer guidance on requirements and expected transfer details
• Cleaner, more intuitive UI to reduce address-related mistakes
• Smoother experience for repeat users, with previous selections pre-filled

Front-loading clarity and automating cross-chain complexity means higher deposit success rates, lower support burden, and a cleaner experience for every user — including first-timers.

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A few capabilities worth calling out:

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➡️ SmartFunding™ Asset conversion and cross-chain routing happen automatically at the point of deposit. Users send whatever token they hold; platforms receive what they need. No manual bridging, no extra steps required.

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➡️ Full attribution Where traditional QR flows operate as a black box, Mesh provides structured visibility into deposit behavior and drop-off points, turning the deposit flow from something you can't see into something you can actually optimize

🌴 See you at Consensus Miami

Mesh is at Consensus 2026 Miami this week (May 5–7).

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Arjun Mukherjee is speaking on two panels on the Convergence Stage: "How Agentic Commerce Is Re-Engineering the Global Marketplace" (May 6, 3:40 PM) and "The Agent Wallet Is the New Browser" (May 7, 2:25 PM).

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Gabriele Galli is moderating "The Global Payments Pivot: Crypto Cards, Rewards & Beyond" (May 7, 12:50 PM), also on the Convergence Stage.

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