Ryan Johnson-Hunt is the CEO of NewMoney, a Kiwi-led company building stablecoin infrastructure for real-world payments, settlement and on-chain finance. NewMoney focuses on bringing NZD and AUD into faster, more open digital rails, with an emphasis on practical use cases and support for builders.

Ryan brings a strategy and finance lens to blockchain, looking at where the technology can improve cross-border payments, liquidity, asset utility and access to modern financial infrastructure. He is involved in sovereign digital finance projects, giving him a practical view of how public and private sector infrastructure can connect through blockchain-based systems.