Xander Carpousis

Head of Americas, Dfns

Xander Carpousis is a fintech and digital asset executive with over a decade of experience building and scaling companies at the intersection of traditional finance and emerging digital asset technologies. He has held leadership roles at Strike, Hoseki, and Alpaca, and previously founded Paper, a digital asset infrastructure company focused on bringing Bitcoin and modern financial tools to regional and community-based financial institutions. Xander currently serves as Head of Americas and Strategic Bitcoin Initiatives at Dfns, a global wallet infrastructure provider, where he leads commercial strategy, enterprise sales, and ecosystem partnerships across regulated markets. Throughout his career, he has played a key role in advancing institutional digital asset adoption and delivering innovative financial solutions that bridge legacy systems with the future of finance..