MoonPay has acquired Meso, a startup specializing in bridging traditional finance with cryptocurrency, to enhance its global payments network. This acquisition is part of MoonPay's strategy to evolve into a regulated global payments entity. Meso, founded in 2022 by Ali Aghareza and Ben Mills, will bring seasoned leadership to MoonPay, with Aghareza becoming CTO and Mills taking on the role of senior vice president for product strategy. This move follows MoonPay's previous acquisitions of Helio and Iron, reinforcing its plan to integrate banks, card networks, stablecoins, and blockchains under a unified compliance framework. MoonPay, established in 2019, is renowned for its fiat-to-crypto ramps and serves over 30 million customers worldwide. The integration of Meso's self-custody and developer-friendly API solutions aims to streamline transactions across fiat and digital currencies.