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…