Turning WhatsApp into a Wallet: Felipe Servin on Unlocking Everyday Crypto

Guest: Felipe Servin, Founder & CEO of Sati
Duration: ~48 minutes

🎧 Episode Overview

For billions of people, banking is a luxury, and stable money is out of reach.

In this episode, host Lindsey McConaghy speaks with Felipe Servin, founder of Sati, a WhatsApp-first crypto wallet that makes Bitcoin, stablecoins, and even mining rewards accessible through simple chat commands.

Felipe shares his journey from building online communities with 50M+ users to confronting the realities of remittances, hyperinflation, and financial exclusion. He also explains why bots may be crypto’s best shot at real-world adoption.

🧠 What You’ll Learn

• How Felipe went from viral Facebook communities to solving cross-border payments
• How Sati turns WhatsApp into a full-featured crypto wallet (no downloads required)
• Sending to phone numbers, with unclaimed funds returned automatically
• Cash-to-crypto on-ramps via 7-Eleven and beyond
• True stories: a Venezuelan nail artist, surviving inflation in Argentina, and more
• What crypto builders can learn from messaging-first design
• What’s next: AI chat flows & Bitcoin Lightning tipping for creators

🔊 Where to Listen

• Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turning-whatsapp-into-a-wallet-felipe-servin-on/id1799063494?i=1000731058547
• Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xl9LqyoOqEAqhnqGCpkMU?si=d84f5982060045bd
• YouTube → https://youtu.be/T5sS9aTl7qw?si=gDOHzwg8vHEDOjmz

🌐 Connect with Sati & Felipe

• Website: sati.pro
• X (Twitter): @heysati  | @fservin
  
  

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