Bitpanda Pro Hires Former JPMorgan Exec to Lead Growth in Europe

Bitpanda Pro Hires Former JPMorgan Exec to Lead Growth in Europe
Austria’s first tech unicorn, Bitpanda, hired former JPMorgan executive Joshua Barraclough as CEO of digital-assets exchange Bitpanda Pro, the company said Thursday.Prior to joining Bitpanda Pro, which targets experienced traders and institutions, Barraclough was co-head of digital innovation at JPMorgan in London, where his role was to come up with bleeding-edge innovative businesses and products and services helping to change traditional finance.The move from a traditional bank to Bitpanda was a “no-brainer,” Barraclough said in an interview. “As cryptocurrency investments further become part of mainstream financial markets, retail and institutional investors are demanding tools which enable them to pursue traditional…