Bill Papp

Chief Executive Officer | Board Member | Advisor

United States

About

Results-driven C-suite executive and board director with 30+ years of experience spanning commercial banking, institutional capital markets, fintech, digital assets, and blockchain. Proven track record of scaling revenue, building high-performance teams, and forging institutional partnerships across traditional finance and emerging technology sectors. Deep expertise in regulatory navigation, alternative investments, and the convergence of TradFi and DeFi. Effective communicator and thought leader trusted by governors, regulators, and global financial institutions alike.

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer - NVNM Chain at Inveniam
    Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    A purpose-built Layer 2 blockchain enabling verifiable private market data for institutional finance and AI-driven systems. Designed for institutional data environments, NVNM Chain separates verification from data exposure while enabling blockchain and AI systems to interact with private market assets at scale. Anchoring trust in private markets for the agentic economy https://www.nvnmchain.io/

  • Future of Finance Group | Tokenization & Stablecoins Working Group at Bretton Woods Committee
    2021 - Present · 5 yrs 7 mos

    The Bretton Woods Committee is the nonpartisan network of prominent global citizens, which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and to foster strong, effective Bretton Woods institutions as forces for global well-being.

  • Chief Executive Officer at RWA Labs - RWA Treasury Company (DAT)
    Jun 2025 - Dec 2025 · 7 mos

    Transaction Postponed - Lead Banker: Cantor Fitzgerald - Capital Raise $300M RWA Labs: A Treasury Company focused on the $10 Trillion Tokenization Megatrend. The fastest growing segment of both traditional finance and blockchain: Real World Assets (RWAs). A differentiated, diversified basket of leading RWA focused tokens with strong activity, market depth and asset class diversification.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Polymesh
    May 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Acquired in June of 2025 - Polymesh (POLYX) is an institutional-grade permissioned blockchain built specifically for regulated assets. It streamlines antiquated processes and opens the door to new financial instruments by solving the challenges around governance, identity, compliance, confidentiality, and settlement.

  • Arival Bank (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      May 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Board Member
      May 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Chief Revenue Officer - Arival Group
      Jan 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Arival Bank is focused on Banking Beyond Borders: Beyond Geographies, Beyond Technologies & Beyond Industries. As a SOC2 compliant and regulated bank, Arival’s mission is to deliver cutting-edge banking services and solutions to global businesses and entrepreneurs.