Ex-Swissquote Officer to Lead Arab Bank Switzerland Blockchain Tech Team

<p>The former long-term
executive of Swissquote, Justas Cepenas, notified that he started
a new position on Wednesday as the Blockchain Tech Lead and a Director at Arab Bank Switzerland
Ltd., the <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/b/bridge/” class=”terms__main-term” id=”574c5c5d-4c3e-47ba-80a9-139c01df8ca3″ target=”_blank”>bridge</a> between the Arab and Western banking world.</p><p>Cepenas Continues His Career
in the Blockchain Industry</p><p>According
to Cepenas’ LinkedIn profile, he joined from FlowBank, where he has been
working for the last two years as the Head of Crypto & Trading Platforms
and Deputy Director. He will now utilize his digital assets experience in the new
role at Arab Bank Switzerland, which joins other traditional financial
institutions betting on growth in the blockchain industry.</p><p>“I’m happy
to share that I’m starting a new position as Blockchain Tech Lead, Director at
Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.,” Cepenas wrote on his social media.</p><p>Finance
Magnates spoke to
Cepenas, who confirmed that after 17 years of top-level retail and institutional
Forex, he decided to change industries and entirely focus on the blockchain and
crypto space. Thus, he decided to join a highly regarded Swiss private bank with
a solid institutional digital assets offering.</p><p>Cepenas
started his professional career in finance in the retail CFD and FX trading
industry by joining AS Admiral Markets in 2007 as the MetaTrader4 Server
Developer. In the following years, he cooperated with FxPro, Spotware Systems
and MIG Bank using his programming skills, but spent most of his career in Swissquote.
He started in 2014 as the MT Platform Team Manager and was promoted to the
Senior Forex and Blockchain Specialist and Senior Officer in 2020.</p><p>Arab Bank Switzerland
Focuses on Cryptos</p><p>Arab Bank <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/news/arab-bank-switzerland-to-offer-crypto-custody-and-brokerage-services/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>joined the crypto revolution back in 2019</a> when it partnered with <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/terms/b/blockchain/” class=”terms__secondary-term” id=”be18ed01-45fc-4044-b447-06802a10dbcd” target=”_blank”>blockchain</a>
firm Taurus and offered its clients access to custody and brokerage services
for <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/bitcoin/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>Bitcoin </a>and <a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/ethereum/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>Ethereum</a>.</p><p>Arab Bank
Switzerland offers trading solutions and digital assets custody of institutional
grade to institutional and high-net-worth clients.</p><p>“We firmly
believe that blockchain will disrupt the financial industry as we know it, and
we intend to be amongst the first banks to offer digital asset services to our
clients in a secure and regulated environment,” Serge Robin, the Chief
Executive of Arab Bank Switzerland, commented at the time.</p><p>Established
in 1962, Arab Bank Switzerland is a fully licensed Swiss bank. The bank
complies with all Swiss banking laws, regulations and directives and is
supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (<a href=”https://www.financemagnates.com/tag/finma/” target=”_blank” rel=”follow”>FINMA</a>).</p>

This article was written by Damian Chmiel at www.financemagnates.com.