PwC FinTech Lead Joins Blockchain Startup Libra
PwC US FinTech lead Jeremy Drane has officially left the 'Big four' firm to serve as chief commercial officer for blockchain startup Libra. Formerly a startup offering tax compliance and reporting software to bitcoin users, the moves comes amid a transition at Libra that finds the startup seeking to establish itself as a "management information layer" for blockchain technologies. In accordance with this goal, Libra used the announcement to highlight other recent hires from the enterprise finance sector, noting its COO Dave Albert was formerly with BNY Mellon, while VP of product....
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