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OpenPayd Strengthens Product Proposition With Two Senior Hires

OpenPayd, a leading embedded finance and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, has today announced two strategic senior appointments following impressive growth announced earlier this year.

OpenPayd continues to grow, welcoming Lux Thiagarajah, former Head of (FX) Commercial at Falcon X as Director of Growth and Richard Usher, as Director of Trading, formerly Head of FX trading at Falcon X, in a move to drive client adoption and enhance its trading offering.

Each with decades of experience, these seasoned financial experts represent an exciting step forward for OpenPayd in its journey to better serve its customers with technological advancements in trading. Prior to joining OpenPayd, Lux was part of Falcon X, he has also spent over eight years at J.P.Morgan as Vice President G10 FX Trading before going on to BCB Group as Chief Revenue Officer.

Richard has spent nearly 30 years in the world of banking specialising in FX trading, before combining his knowledge of these markets with cryptocurrencies. He also previously held positions at JP Morgan as Head of EMEA G10 FX spot trading, BCB Group as Head of OTC Trading and Falcon X.

“Our dedication to provide unmatched value and assistance to our clients is reflected in the growth this year, which has allowed us to expand our team even further. We are excited to strengthen our leadership team with the addition of both Lux and Richard.” Iana Dimitrova, CEO of OpenPayd said.

“We are incredibly excited to be joining the great team at OpenPayd to help develop and drive the commercial and trading capabilities we can offer our customers,” said Lux Thiagarajah, Director of Growth at OpenPayd. “OpenPayd’s unique position, serving multiple market sectors, gives us the opportunity to use our experience to help grow the business significantly in the future.”

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