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Nicolas Cabrera

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Chief Product Officer at Tala
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Nicolas Cabrera is the Chief Product Officer at Tala, specializing in fintech, crypto, and payments. With over 20 years of experience, he has a proven track record of scaling products and has led teams at Lightspark, Bakkt, and eBay. He holds an Executive MBA from UCLA and has built his career across Europe, Australia, and the U. S.

He is passionate about transforming financial systems to be more inclusive and efficient for people around the world. He was drawn to Tala by its mission to unlock the financial potential of individuals, regardless of their current economic standing.

Interesting fact: Nicolas owns five patents in digital asset and payment solutions.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Product Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Financial Inclusion
Joined Tala to use AI and blockchain to provide financial access to the "global majority" and solve complex challenges with real-world impact.
Global Payment Systems
He has deep expertise in improving how money moves across borders, including leading product strategy for next-generation payment infrastructures at Lightspark.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Chief Product Officer
Tala
5-2019
Network Advisor
Silicon Foundry
10-2023 - 5-2025
VP of Products
Lightspark
2-2020 - 9-2023
Chief Product Officer
Bakkt
7-2019 - 1-2020
VP, Product
Bakkt
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Education
2014 - 2015
Executive Leadership Program
UCLA Anderson School of Management
9-1995 - 7-1999
Master Degree - business Management
ICN Business School
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