Paypal's Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux Leaves For Bitstamp

Paypal's Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux Leaves For Bitstamp

A major Paypal executive is taking his talents to the Bitcoin industry, leaving payment processing giant Paypal to take a position at Bitstamp. Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux was Paypal's chief compliance officer (CCO) and will be taking the same position with Bitstamp. As first reported by CoinDesk, Graftieaux worked for Paypal as their COO of their European, African and Middle Eastern divisions. As a CCO, Graftieaux would have been responsible for making sure Paypal fell in line with the financial laws of the localities that fell under his jurisdiction. Being responsible for portions of three....


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