# Ling Wu

> Ling Wu is the founder and CEO of TBCASoft, the Silicon Valley company behind HIVEX, a blockchain-based cross-border payment network that has connected over 1.5 billion mobile payment users worldwide. A mathematician, physicist and engineer by training, Wu spent years at Oracle and BroadVision before betting that the world's telecom carriers - not banks - would become the rails for global digital money. He co-founded the SoftBank-backed Carrier Blockchain Study Group, raised $25M from Naver and SoftBank, and is now pushing regulated stablecoins into instant cross-border settlement through a 2025 partnership with Singapore's StraitsX.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at TBCASoft, Inc. (HIVEX Network)
- **Organizations:** TBCASoft, Inc., HIVEX Network, Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) Consortium, BroadVision, Inc., Oracle Corporation
- **Nationality:** United States (Taiwan-born)
- **Education:** MS, Scientific Computing and Computational Mathematics, Stanford University, BS, Physics, National Taiwan University
- **Known for:** Built HIVEX into a cross-border payment network connecting over 1.5 billion mobile payment users globally., Co-founded the CBSG Consortium with SoftBank, growing it to 19 carrier members representing 1.3+ billion subscribers., Raised $25M from Naver and SoftBank for TBCASoft.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Joined Oracle as Senior Member of Technical Staff; delivered Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN), led the 8i 32-bit to 64-bit transform, and co-designed Oracle Database Five Nines (99.99%) availability.
- **1999** — Joined BroadVision as Vice President and General Manager of APJ & Greater China.
- **2016** — Founded TBCASoft and became CEO, applying blockchain to telecom payments.
- **2017** — Launched the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) Consortium with SoftBank; serves as Co-Chairman/Chairman.
- **2021** — TBCASoft raised $25M Series B from Naver and SoftBank.
- **2023** — HIVEX begins using stablecoin technology for cross-border clearing.
- **2025** — Signed Project HIVEX StableLink MOU with StraitsX for multi-currency, stablecoin-driven cross-border payments and settlement.

## Achievements

- Built HIVEX into a cross-border payment network connecting over 1.5 billion mobile payment users globally.
- Co-founded the CBSG Consortium with SoftBank, growing it to 19 carrier members representing 1.3+ billion subscribers.
- Raised $25M from Naver and SoftBank for TBCASoft.
- At Oracle, delivered Recovery Manager (RMAN) and co-designed Oracle Database's Five Nines (99.99%) availability.
- Pioneered a compliant cross-border payment network using multi-currency stablecoins for clearing and settlement.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — TBCASoft/HIVEX announced a partnership with StraitsX (XSGD, XUSD issuer) for multi-currency, stablecoin-driven cross-border payments under Project HIVEX StableLink, targeting Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and the US.

## Links

- Website: https://tbcasoft.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ling-wu-270802/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wuling.us/

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Last updated: 2026-06-11