{"id":99443,"date":"2020-10-28T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/former-visa-exec-joins-crypto-com-to-drive-latin-american-market\/"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:45:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T12:45:26","slug":"former-visa-exec-joins-crypto-com-to-drive-latin-american-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/former-visa-exec-joins-crypto-com-to-drive-latin-american-market\/","title":{"rendered":"# Former Visa exec joins Crypto.com to drive Latin American market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Former Visa exec joins Crypto.com to drive Latin American market <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjAtMTAvMGIyMGZlY2EtZGJhMy00YWFjLTljMGYtNTI2YzAzZGVmMTUzLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5a136f3a=\"\">The cryptocurrency industry welcomes another high-profile executive from traditional finance.<\/p>\n<p>Filomena Ruffa, a former vice president of innovation and strategic partnerships at Visa\u2019s Latin America division, has joined Crypto.com to expand the company\u2019s Latin American market.<\/p>\n<p>According to an Oct. 28 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.crypto.com\/crypto-com-general-manager-of-latin-america\/\">blog post<\/a>, Ruffa will now be responsible for managing all operations and driving strategic business partnerships for Crypto.com in Latin America. The former Visa exec brings extensive working experience in the region as well as expertise from her top positions at payments firms like CardinalCommerce and SafetyPay.<\/p>\n<p>Crypto.com\u2019s hire comes as the company records major new milestones. As reported by Cointelegraph, Crypto.com surpassed five million users on Oct. 15 after hitting one million users in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>As the company\u2019s executives plan to continue boosting its platform&#8217;s base, Crypto.com has already made some steps into Latin America. On Oct. 15, Crypto.com <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.crypto.com\/crypto-com-releases-the-portuguese-version-of-its-mobile-app-and-exchange\/#:~:text=Portuguese%20language%20versions%20of%20both,of%20the%20Crypto.com%20Exchange.\">introduced<\/a> the Portuguese version of its mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication and exchange shortly after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.crypto.com\/crypto-com-releases-the-spanish-version-of-its-mobile-app-and-exchange\/\">featuring<\/a> the Spanish language on its platform.<\/p>\n<p>Latin America is apparently one of the most progressive regions in terms of the crypto adoption. According to a September 2020 study by blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, Latin American companies are responsible for some of the highest volumes in crypto transactions worldwide, looking to crypto as an escape from the banking system.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"\/><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/former-visa-exec-joins-crypto-com-to-drive-latin-american-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Former Visa exec joins Crypto.com to drive Latin American market &#8221; The cryptocurrency industry welcomes another high-profile executive from traditional finance. Filomena Ruffa, a former vice president of innovation and strategic partnerships at Visa\u2019s Latin America division, has joined Crypto.com to expand the company\u2019s Latin American market. 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