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Shah Ramezani

Founder and CEO of Noah, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company

Founder and CEO, Noah

Background

Shah Ramezani is the founder and CEO of Noah, a stablecoin payments infrastructure company that Western Union selected in October 2026 to provide the banking infrastructure behind Receiver Redirect.

Fortune described him in June 2025 as a former UBS analyst and reported that he began exploring how to use cryptocurrencies for payments in 2022.

About Noah

Noah: Noah is a startup that provides stablecoin payments infrastructure. It was founded in 2020, is US- and UK-based, and Western Union selected it in October 2026 to power Receiver Redirect.

Key facts

Title at Noah: Founder and CEO, as quoted in Noah's release of October 20, 2026source
Former role: Former UBS analyst, according to Fortune in June 2025source
Crypto payments work: Began exploring how to use cryptocurrencies for payments in 2022, according to Fortunesource

WYDE coverage of Shah Ramezani

WYDE Newsroom has published one article about Shah Ramezani, on Oct 24, 2026. Shah Ramezani is a named leader in 1 story. The most recent is Western Union Receiver Redirect Taps Noah for USDPT Payouts Across 60-Plus Currencies.

Crypto & DeFi

Western Union Receiver Redirect Taps Noah for USDPT Payouts Across 60-Plus Currencies

Noah will provide the on-chain banking network behind Western Union's Receiver Redirect, a remittance payout service that will settle in USDPT, a Solana dollar stablecoin, across more than 200 countries.

Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader

Reported alongside Shah Ramezani

Anchorage Digital · in 1 story with Shah Ramezani
Noah · in 1 story with Shah Ramezani
Western Union · in 1 story with Shah Ramezani

Sources

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