Bitcoin Startup Bitreserve Hires Nike CISO
Bitcoin startup Bitreserve, which earlier made great news for bringing on board Nike CIO Anthony Watson, has hired the sportswear giant's chief of security, William 'Bill' Dennings. In a statement released by the startup via its blog, the company said that, "Bill's leadership will be instrumental as we continue to drive, innovate and fortify world-leading 'Anti-Money Laundering' and 'Know Your Customer' programs. Mr. Dennings, who has now become the startup's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), is also the former MasterCard CISO. In a statement released, Mr. Dennings said,....
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William ‘Bill’ Dennings III has joined Bitreserve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), bringing over two decades of experience to the company. Before joining Bitreserve, Dennings worked as CISO for MasterCard for 15 years, and was Nike’s first ever CISO. Thus, he comes with comprehensive work experience to help Bitreserve move ahead safely and securely. Dennings is an expert in the information security field; he has used his skills to carve a niche for himself, heading Mike Inc.’s Cyber Security program and designing a system to safeguard Nike’s sensitive data and intellectual....
Bitcoin startup Bitreserve is making aggressive strides in the digital currency space. Just days after hiring Nike CISO as the company's first Chief Information Security Officer and announcing zero cost on money conversion and transfer operations, the cloud-based Bitcoin company has launched an API, "Bitreserve Connect" for its currency conversions and payments platform. The Bitcoin company made the official announcement on its blog via a post titled "Announcing Bitreserve Connect: Where Innovation Meets Money." The post said, "With Bitreserve Connect, we're focused on empowering....
Former MasterCard executive William Dennings has joined Bitreserve as the firm's chief information security officer (CISO). Bitreserve noted Dennings' appointment would be instrumental in the company's mission to set anti-money laundering (AML) and know your customer (KYC) controls, required to safeguard users' deposits and information. The newly appointed CISO said:
Just Do It' might have been the last words that come to the mind of Anthony Watson when he decided to quit his job at Nike, eventually to join a Los Angeles-based Bitcoin startup four months later. Bolstering the Bitcoin, at BitReserve. The young management veteran, as Fortune reports, recently joined the CNET-man Halsey Minor to help him bolster his new Bitcoin-based money transfer company BitReserve. Watson was previously heading Nike's information technology department as its Chief Information Officer (CIO). Prior to this, the man also had brief successful tenure at Barclays while....
Former Nike CIO and member of the exclusive Fortune 40 Under 40 list Anthony Watson has joined the Bitcoin bank Bitreserve as President and Chief Operating Officer. "I am thrilled to join Bitreserve at such a pivotal moment in the evolution of cloud money and financial technology," says Watson. "Money is a common language around the world, and Bitreserve democratizes how people access, hold and move value. We have the unique opportunity to craft a lasting legacy of delivering transparency, massive innovation and positive social impact to financial services and in peoples' everyday lives."....