Question 1

Who is Ben Milne?

Accepted Answer

Ben Milne is a fintech entrepreneur and the founder of Dwolla, Brale, and Basis Theory. He serves on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Technology Advisory Committee and founded V-Sum, a curated convening series for fintech builders.

Question 2

What companies has Ben Milne founded?

Accepted Answer

Ben Milne founded Dwolla (2008), an account-to-account payments platform; co-founded Basis Theory (2020), a tokenization and compliance engineering platform; and founded Brale (2022), a regulated stablecoin issuance platform. He also founded V-Sum (2020), a fintech media and convening company.

Question 3

What is Brale?

Accepted Answer

Brale is a U.S.-regulated stablecoin issuance platform that enables businesses to create and manage fiat-backed stablecoins without building their own banking, compliance, or blockchain infrastructure. It was founded by Ben Milne in 2022.

Question 4

Did Ben Milne found Dwolla?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Ben Milne co-founded Dwolla in 2008 in Des Moines, Iowa. Dwolla provides businesses with programmatic access to the ACH Network and real-time payment rails, and has processed tens of billions of dollars in payments.