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Lou Grilli

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Independent Consultant at Freelance
📍 St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Lou Grilli is a futurist and independent consultant specializing in payments, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. A respected thought leader in the credit union space, he holds a patent for using blockchain in loyalty programs and previously served as Vice-Chair on the U.S. Faster Payments Council. Colleagues describe him as creative, competent, and hard-working, with a positive, winning attitude.

Outside of his consulting work, Lou is an active author, blogger, and public speaker, frequently sharing his insights on emerging financial technologies. He demonstrates a commitment to the credit union movement through his volunteer service, which includes sitting on the Supervisory Committee for a large credit union.

Unique fact: Lou holds a patent for a method that uses blockchain technology to regulate and manage loyalty and rewards programs.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Independent Consultant
Job Level
Senior
Location
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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Future of Payments
As a futurist and former Vice-Chair of the U.S. Faster Payments Council, he is deeply involved in shaping the next era of real-time, cross-border, and digital payments.
Credit Union Innovation
His career has focused on helping credit unions grow through new technologies. He actively volunteers and speaks on how CUs can adopt crypto, AI, and blockchain.
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Career

Work history

6-2025
Independent Consultant
Freelance
3-2024 - 5-2025
Co-Chair: FDX Money Movement Planning Task Force
Financial Data Exchange
9-2020 - 5-2025
Vice Chair - Directory Models Work Group
U.S. Faster Payments Council
3-2020 - 6-2025
Manager, Innovation
Velera
2015 - 2020
AVP Product Development and Thought Leadership
Trellance
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Education
MBA
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
MS
University of South Florida
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