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Bithumb Names Back Young Heo as New CEO
Bithumb Korea (Bithumb), a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced Back Young Heo’s appointment as CEO. “With the upcoming regulation coming into effect in 2021, management has been preparing well in advance to be fully compliant. In addition, we are relentless at investing in the security of our customers’ assets and ensuring......
Kevin Lockhart Joins Perella Weinberg Partners as Partner
New Appointment Further Strengthens Firm’s Capital Markets Advisory Practice Perella Weinberg Partners (“PWP”) announced that Kevin Lockhart has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Advisory business. Based in New York, Mr. Lockhart will provide strategic capital markets advice to clients across industries. Read More: Abrigo Adds Transparent Artificial......
Boston-Based Fintech Startup Airfox Acquired by Brazilian Retail Giant Via Varejo
Scaling banQi’s accessible financial services to reach millions of underbanked customers in Latin America Boston-based fintech startup Airfox is joining Via Varejo, the largest retailer in Brazil serving 60 million customers through popular nationwide retail chains Casas Bahia and PontoFrio. Publicly held Via Varejo is acquiring Airfox for an undisclosed......
Leveraging Automated Accounts Payable Solutions for Business Continuity
Businesses across the globe are grappling with business continuity in the face of the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the major challenges for companies is maintaining the continuity of core back-office functions such as accounts payable. As work from home mandates necessitate remote working, many companies are......
Trustology is First Cryptoasset Custody Wallet Provider to Join Corda Network With LAB577’s DASL
Trustology, a London-based institutional cryptoasset custody firm dedicated to enabling global crypto adoption, announces that it will be partnering with Digital Asset Shared Ledger (DASL) — a platform developed by LAB577 to transform traditional financial instruments into digital assets. This partnership allows Trustology to join the Corda Network, making the company the first......
Huobi and UN-Sanctioned NGO Launch Joint COVID-19 Charity Campaign
Huobi Charity, the philanthropic arm and blockchain-based charity platform of Huobi Group, announced a joint initiative with the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation (FCSSC), a non-profit international organization in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations. To support coronavirus relief efforts in South-South countries, Huobi has launched a 15-day......
Klaytn Partners with Chainlink
Klaytn, the public blockchain project of Korea’s Internet giant Kakao, announced a partnership with Chainlink, the market-leading decentralized oracle. Chainlink is a decentralized open-source oracle network that gives smart contracts secure and reliable access to data providers, web APIs, IoT devices, payment systems, etc. By integrating the Chainlink network, Klaytn’s......
WEX Elects Jim Groch, Chief Investment Officer and Global Group President of CBRE Group, to its Board of Directors
WEX, a leading financial technology service provider, announced that Jim Groch has been elected to its board of directors. Mr. Groch has served as a senior C-suite executive at CBRE for over a decade and at Trammell Crow Company before that. He has played a leading role in helping to......