Mary Saracco is a trailblazer in the blockchain and fintech industries, with a focus on driving innovation and expanding the reach of decentralized technologies. As a co-founder and COO of Ping, Mary has played a pivotal role in creating solutions that enable remote workers to seamlessly collect fees and convert them into cryptocurrencies and local currencies.

Mary's extensive experience in the fintech sector includes co-founding and serving as COO of Latamex, the largest fiat gateway in Latin America for buying and selling cryptocurrency with local currency. Before this, Mary was the co-founder and CRO of Settle Network, a digital assets settlement network for exchanges and cross-border payments.

In addition to her entrepreneurial ventures, Mary has contributed to the fintech community as a mentor for the Techstars Fintech and Payments program, guiding startups through the complexities of the fintech landscape in Latin America. She has also shared her expertise as a guest blockchain expert for the Blockchain Diploma program at the University of California, Berkeley.

Mary holds an Engineer's degree in Industrial Engineering from UADE and a Bachelor's degree from St. Andrew's Scots School/Escuela Escocesa San Andres. In 2022, she attended Y Combinator and obtained a YC 22 degree. Mary also studied Entrepreneurship at Boston University.