PagSeguro Founders Bring in Their Expertise to Rippex
Rippex, a Brazil based digital currency startup has veterans joining the company. These veterans have previously been associated with a well-known digital payments gateway called PagSeguro. Founded by Rafael Olaio in Brazil, Rippex is the second Ripple based startup to start operating in the Brazilian market. With the addition of new members to the team, the company seems to be preparing itself to go big with its product. The new additions to Rippex comes in the form of the former founders of PagSeguro. Ricardo Dortas Schonhofen and Paulo Lavinas Barbosa founded PagSeguro in 2007 and the....
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Brazil-based bitcoin startup Rippex has announced the former founders of digital payments gateway PagSeguro have joined its team. Founded in 2007, the Brazilian payments solution provider is one of the more prominent online payments startups in the region, receiving coverage in international outlets such as NFC World and The Paypers. The startup is now owned by web content provider UOL. Rippex co-founder Rafael Olaio indicated that Ricardo Dortas Schonhofen and Paulo Lavinas Barbosa will join the company through a partnership with business development firm CloudPar, though they will be....
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