On-Chain Business Banking with Sharon Paul of HQ.xyz

In this episode, I speak with Sharon Paul, Co-founder of Headquarters (HQ.xyz), an on-chain business account.

Sharon is a Singaporean entrepreneur and has spent many years advancing the Web3 and payments infrastructure space. She is a founding member of StraitsX, a leading stablecoin issuer and fiat-crypto ramp and now serves on the Singapore Fintech Association's Web3 Subcommittee. Through this work, Sharon realized that despite the rise of on-chain businesses like stablecoins, DeFi, and GameFi, Web3 businesses still rely heavily on traditional banking and payments for daily operations.

Sharon founded HQ.xyz in 2022 to help Web3 businesses manage their finances seamlessly across tokens and fiat. As compliance becomes crucial for Web3, HQ.xyz also streamlines treasury reporting of digital assets. In 2022, HQ.xyz raised $4.5M in pre-seed funding led by MassMutual Ventures, Forge Ventures, and Crypto.com Capital. You can learn more about them by visiting HQ.xyz.