Polygon Labs Names Stripe’s Head of Crypto John Egan as Chief Product Officer to Accelerate Global Payments Strategy

Polygon Labs, developer of Polygon PoS, the premiere blockchain for payments and RWAs, today announced the appointment of John Egan as its inaugural Chief Product Officer. Egan joins from Stripe, where he served as Head of Crypto, overseeing the payments giant’s cryptocurrency enablement and product solutions. Previously he was the founder of multiple startups and a product leader at Facebook/Meta.

As Chief Product Officer, Egan will lead the company’s product vision and strategy, building a world-class, user-focused organization that drives innovation across the ecosystem. Reporting directly to Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron, he will champion products that make stablecoin payments adoption easy and enable unified liquidity, scalability, and interoperability. This work will power next-generation global payments experiences from point of sale to cross-border transactions, redefining how value moves across the internet.

The appointment comes as Polygon strengthens its position as a leading stablecoin payments platform, now supporting nearly $3 billion in stablecoin market cap. Polygon leads the market for micro and small USDC payments and  was the first stablecoin payment network integrated with Stripe, offering sub-$0.001 transaction fees and settlement times under five seconds. Polygon PoS recently surpassed $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets and hosts major institutional deployments, including BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund, a tokenized money-market fund, and Apollo’s private credit fund, ACRED.

“The best product leaders reshape entire categories. John did that with Workplace at Facebook and again with crypto at Stripe,” said Marc Boiron, CEO of Polygon Labs. “As we push Polygon to become the foundation for digital payments, we need someone who’s proven they can bridge between what’s technically possible and what users most need. John’s that rare leader who’s done it repeatedly.”

The strategic hire represents a milestone in Polygon’s expansion of its global payments capabilities, as the company builds out a world-class team under the leadership of Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments and Real World Assets. Egan will work alongside recently recruited payments veterans including Jamal Raees (formerly of Bridge and BitPay), Sam Fagin (formerly of Checkout.com), and DiZien Low (formerly of Mastercard).

“We’re assembling a payments dream team that combines the best of traditional fintech with native crypto expertise,” said Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments and RWA at Polygon Labs. “With John leading product, alongside Jamal, Sam, and DiZien, we have an industry-leading blend of experience from companies like Stripe, BitPay, Bridge, Checkout.com, and leading crypto protocols. This team will drive our vision of making Polygon the global standard for blockchain payments.”

 “Polygon has always been at the center of real-world blockchain payments, handling a large share of everyday USDC transfers globally,” said John Egan. “I look forward to building a world-class product organization with the leadership at Polygon Labs. With Agglayer bringing cross-chain liquidity and scalability together, we have a clear opportunity to make Polygon the leader in global blockchain payments and to make digital transactions as seamless and trusted as traditional networks.”

At Stripe, Egan has been instrumental in advancing the company’s cryptocurrency strategy during a period of significant expansion, including overseeing crypto enablement and product solutions as the payments giant deepened its commitment to blockchain infrastructure. Prior to Stripe, he spent several years at Facebook (now Meta), where he created and led Workplace by Facebook, the company’s enterprise collaboration platform. Egan also brings entrepreneurial experience as a multiple-time founder, including YC-backed Caffeinated Mind (acquired by Facebook), blockchain art platform Editional, and incident management company Kintaba.