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Raoul Pal has joined compliant payment infrastructure provider xMoney as a strategic advisor. Pal, who is also the founder of Real Vision, will bring decades of market insight to xMoney’s leadership team to champion the next phase of global payments.
One of the most respected thinkers of his time, Pal is an investor, entrepreneur, and financial commentator who has spent decades analyzing how money moves, how markets evolve, and how technological shifts reshape global financial systems. Also a strong supporter of cryptocurrency technology, he is approaching xMoney strategically as the global payments landscape transitions to regulated digital rails, stablecoins, and on-chain settlement.
He began his career in traditional finance and has held senior roles at leading financial institutions, including at Goldman Sachs, where he led equity and derivatives hedge fund sales in Europe. He also later co-managed a global macro fund alongside some of the world’s most respected hedge fund managers at GLG Partners.
Pal later founded Global Macro Investor (GMI) in 2005, which has since grown into a research platform for hedge funds, family offices, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, registered advisors, and high-net-worth investors worldwide. The firm is now widely recognized for its independent macro research and strong long-term performance track record.
 
More recently, he co-founded Real Vision in 2014, a firm that transforms financial media by making institutional-grade market intelligence accessible to a global audience. Initially launched as a video-first platform, the firm has evolved into a global financial knowledge network with millions of users across nearly every country.
xMoney’s new advisor co-founded Exponential Age Asset Management (EXPAAM). This firm is built specifically for the digital asset economy to provide curated exposure to top crypto hedge funds by combining macroeconomic frameworks with deep digital asset research.
Under his guidance, xMoney intends to further strengthen its position at the intersection of payments, regulation, and digital assets by building infrastructure that enables seamless value transfer across traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins. Gregorious Siourounis, Co-Founder & CEO of xMoney, said:
“We’re building payment rails for the future, starting in the most regulated markets first. That discipline gives us a structural advantage as digital assets move into mainstream finance. Raoul’s depth of experience, macro insight, and clarity of thought reinforce our belief that long-term winners in payments will be compliant, scalable, and globally interoperable.”
Pal believes that money in general is undergoing a major shift, and payments in particular are undergoing the most significant transformation in decades. xMoney has chosen a compliant approach, prioritizing Europe to ensure maximum compliance with the region’s strict regulatory requirements, positioning it to meet requirements in other parts of the world after MiCA is implemented. Commenting, Raoul Pal, who is also an advocate of compliance, said:
“Crypto only fulfills its promise when it disappears into the background. The real winners will be the platforms that make global payments simple, compliant, and invisible. That’s what excites me the most about xMoney.”
Bringing Pal on board confirms xMoney’s commitment to building a compliant, scalable payment infrastructure that bridges traditional finance and Web3, enabling seamless transactions across borders, currencies, and technologies.