John Timoney-Gomez leads Strategic Partnerships at Rain, where he works with Fortune 1000 businesses to launch first-of-their-kind onchain payments solutions. Before joining Rain, he founded Uptop, an onchain rewards platform backed by NFX, Galaxy, and PayPal Ventures, which was acquired by Rain in 2025. Earlier in his career, John held roles at PayPal spanning blockchain, crypto, digital currencies, cybersecurity, and risk, after beginning his career in traditional finance and banking. His experience across both established financial institutions and emerging onchain platforms gives him a distinctive perspective on the future of payments.
