Advisor | Board Member

Bruce Kamm is a payments and commerce strategist, and a service provider for the LODE Project. He oversaw the design, development and activation of SilverCards, LODEmarkets and the LODEpay virtual debit card, as well as facilitated introductions to broker dealers, card issuers, acquirers, payment and trading facilitators, some of whom have become LODE.one Partners. 

Bruce is also the CEO of LODE Payments International, where he is responsible for architecting the LODE Project’s payments and commerce services, as well as management of the SilverCards payment and redemption system, the virtual debit card issuing program, and operations of LODEmarkets, to onboard merchants, products, services, and tokenized commodities, as well as enhancing marketplace listings and user experiences.

Prior to working with LODE, Bruce was involved in the diamond and jewelry industry in NYC for 18 years. He also founded and managed several companies in the areas of banking, asset management, trade, and commerce. Some of these companies include Intertrade International, a real estate acquisition and development company, which he founded in 1999, and still serves as President. In his role at this company, Bruce acquired and managed residential and commercial real estate properties that were ultimately sold to private owners and developers. He also founded three other companies that are still in existence today – Intertrade Capital Group and TradeBanc where he has served as Managing Director, and VirtualBarter, where he has served as Chief Evolutionary Officer.

At Intertrade Capital Group, Bruce designed new forms of capitalization initiatives that empower companies with reduced cash requirements for purchasing and capital expenses, asset management, and alternative capital for mergers and acquisitions. He architected financial transactions to help companies obtain full value for excess capacity and production. 

At Tradebanc, he designed a platform to utilize AltCurrency Tokens for the acquisition of underperforming assets pursuant to Corporate Trade smart contracts. The end result provides liquidity for challenged assets and excess capacity to transform it into new sources of revenue that is utilized by companies towards purchasing.

At VirtualBarter, he architected the development of a world class, secure multi-currency trade and commerce SaaS management platform with multiple use cases to enable digital payments, account management, and a network of online marketplaces for barter exchanges and business networks worldwide. He also managed exchange and merchant onboarding, and provided mentoring, support and best practices to new startup exchanges to assure their success. 

Other ventures that Bruce is still involved with in a managerial capacity include Multiplii Club and Virtual Commerce, each of which are engaged in business surrounding payment and stored value card platforms. He is passionate about leveraging blockchain technology to enhance charitable giving, and serves as vice-chairman on Feeding Empty Little Tummies, a charity that provides weekend meals to homeless school children. Bruce holds a B.A. interdisciplinary degree in Administrative Science and Psychology, and has been awarded the designation of Certified Trade Broker by the International Reciprocal Trade Association.