Payments and banking
Platform integrations, checkout economics, merchant needs, issuing and acquiring ecosystems, Braintree and PayPal technical sales experience.
Future technology advisor
Jeff Prestes 雷悟
I help leaders understand what comes next in payments, digital assets and AI agents.
Twenty-five years connecting strategy, engineering and executive decisions across PayPal, EY, Santander Group, Mercado Bitcoin and founder-led ventures.
Built across eras.
From enterprise Java and global payments to Web3 infrastructure and AI agents, Jeff has repeatedly worked at the edge where technology changes the operating model.
Founder, BottegaAI
Executive education for senior leaders designing and building their own AI agents. Each cohort works like a focused advisory engagement: diagnose, design, build and ship.
Blockchain Specialist, Santander Group
Technical and business assessments for tokenization, CBDC, Drex and RWA initiatives, bridging engineering constraints and executive decision-making.
Blockchain Specialist Consultant, EY
Enterprise digital-asset strategy and architecture inside a Big Four consulting environment, from scope and assessment to recommendations for client leadership.
Developer Advocate and Technical Sales Engineer, PayPal
Strategic merchant integrations, custom proof-of-concepts and developer ecosystem work across the Americas, with four years immersed in payment-platform realities.
Credibility compounds.
A professional profile built through delivery, public contribution, technical communication and advisory work with senior audiences.
Builder, teacher, advisor.
Business Administration, technical education in data processing, Hyperledger Besu certification, native Portuguese, professional English and Spanish, international speaking and long-term open-source participation.