Amazon’s Payment Team Hiring Digital Currency Expert to Develop Cryptocurrenc...
Amazon’s Payments Acceptance & Experience team is hiring a digital currency and blockchain expert to develop the company’s digital currency and blockchain strategy and product roadmap, including a launch strategy. “We’re inspired by the innovation happening in the cryptocurrency space and are exploring what this could look like on Amazon,” the company’s spokesperson said. Amazon Developing Crypto Strategy Amazon has posted a job opening for a “Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead.” The job posting explains that “The Amazon....
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The new Amazon position requires a deep understanding of the digital currency and cryptocurrency ecosystems and related technologies. Tech giant Amazon is looking to dive into digital currency and blockchain development with a new major hire within its payments-focused team.Amazon’s payments acceptance and experience team is seeking a digital currency and blockchain product lead to develop the company’s strategy of digital currency and blockchain as well as a product roadmap. The team is responsible for Amazon’s customers’ payments on Amazon’s sites and through its global services.Posted....
This past summer the American multinational technology company, Amazon, published two job listings for a blockchain lead and a digital currency expert. Now Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a principal digital assets specialist that can “help drive adoption across the global digital asset community.”
AWS Is Looking for a Principal Digital Assets Specialist
One of the ‘Big Five’ tech companies, Amazon, has shown signs of interest in cryptocurrency solutions and blockchain technology for quite some time now. For instance, on May 26, 2020, the....
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is hiring a “digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead.” The company says it “enables broad set of payment options for its customers” and is developing a “digital currency strategy and product roadmap.” Walmart Developing Crypto Strategy and Product Roadmap Retail giant Walmart posted a job opening for a “digital currency and cryptocurrency product lead” Sunday. It is a full-time position based in Bentonville, AR, where Walmart Inc. is headquartered. The posting details: As one of the....
“It begins with Bitcoin,” an anonymous insider said in describing Amazon’s intent to enter the cryptocurrency payments arena. An anonymous source within Amazon has reportedly told London business newspaper City A.M. that the e-commerce giant is planning to accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments by the end of 2021, possibly setting the stage for broader mainstream acceptance of crypto transactions. “This isn’t just going through the motions to set up cryptocurrency payment solutions at some point in the future – this is a full-on, well-discussed, integral part of the future mechanism of how Amazon....
The People’s Bank of China, China’s central bank, is in the process of recruiting blockchain experts as it ramps up its longstanding effort to develop and issue its own digital currency. First reported by local publication Shanghai Daily, the central bank issued the recruiting call, offering six positions for the development and design of both software and hardware frameworks for a digital currency. Applicants with experience in blockchain technology development, big data, cryptography and systems design are particularly desirable and will be preferred. Applicants must also hold a master’s....