John Timoney Gomez

John Timoney Gomez is a payments and loyalty executive who co-founded Uptop, an onchain rewards platform running on Avalanche. Uptop was acquired by the stablecoin payments company Rain, where he now works on partnerships and strategy.

Who is John Timoney Gomez

Timoney Gomez co-founded Uptop, a white-label loyalty platform that turns everyday card spending into points fans can redeem with the teams and brands they follow. His stated thesis is that falling payment costs make onchain loyalty viable, and that a durable digital record of a fan's relationship with a team is worth more than a disposable points balance. He came to the space from traditional payments and banking, and after Rain acquired Uptop he continued in a partnerships and strategy role rather than leaving with the transaction.

Notable Work

Uptop is his principal body of work. Under his co-founding the platform became the rewards layer behind programs for professional and collegiate sports organizations, and it operates as an independent brand inside Rain following the acquisition. He is a listed speaker at Avalanche Summit 2026 in New York, where his session covers how declining payment costs open the door to new loyalty and rewards models built on Avalanche.