Personal Information

Full Name: Wei Zhou

Nickname: Wei

Country/State: Philippines

Date of Birth:

Languages Known: English

Zodiac Sign:

Food Habit: Vegetarian

Religion: Not public

Hobbies: Not publicly

Education

School: Not publicly disclosed

College: Harvard University (reported in multiple speaker/executive bios)

Degrees Obtained: Bachelor’s degree in Economics and East Asian Studies (reported in speaker/executive bios)

Physical Stats

Height: 170 cm

Weight: 75 kg

Family Information

Parents: Not Public

Siblings: Not Public

Marital Status: married

Wife: Not Public

Children: 0

Career

Current Position: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Skills:

Net Worth: Not Public

Awards & Achievements: Former CFO at Binance (2018–2021, as stated in multiple bios) Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Led the acquisition of Grindr and served as Vice Chairman (as stated in speaker bios) Consensus Hong Kong 2025 Acquired Coins.ph from its prior owner group and took over as CEO (discussed in Coins.ph CEO AMA and business reporting) Trusted Crypto Wallet Shortlisted for Fintech Frontiers 50 Awards (public voting ended June 27, 2025)

Biography Details

Wei Zhou is a fintech and crypto executive best known as the CEO of Coins.ph and the former CFO of Binance. He took leadership of Coins.ph after an investor-led acquisition and has since focused on scaling regulated crypto services with practical real-world use cases, especially payments and remittances.

His prior career spans senior finance leadership roles across technology and internet companies, and he has been publicly credited with leading the landmark acquisition of Grindr, where he also served as Vice Chairman. In recent years, he has positioned Coins.ph around compliance, user trust, and stablecoin-powered cross-border transfers, while also speaking frequently at major regional and global industry events.

• June 2025: Coins.ph shared that Wei Zhou was shortlisted for the Fintech Frontiers 50 Awards.

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• September 2025: Coins.ph partnered with HiGlobe to launch a stablecoin-powered payment rail for U.S. payouts to Filipino professionals, with Wei Zhou commenting on reducing friction in cross-border payments. 

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• November 2025: Wei Zhou highlighted stablecoin remittance potential for OFWs during a Hong Kong financial literacy event tied to Coins.ph activities. 

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• November 2025: Coins.ph expanded real-world stablecoin spending via QRPH merchant payments through a collaboration connected to PHPC usage (subject to required permits).

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• December 2025: Coins.ph publicly emphasized stablecoin adoption as a key driver for the next phase of crypto usage in the Philippines, reflecting a broader shift toward payments-led utility. 

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