DMITRY LAZARICHEV

Biography

Dmitry co-founded Wirex in 2014 and has been an integral force in the rapid growth of the company. Dmitry and Wirex’s second co-founder Pavel Matveev invented the concept of the cryptocurrency-linked payment card along with the term “bitcoin debit card” in 2014 and designed many other innovations within the blockchain and fintech industries. The company currently serves over 6 million users in 130 countries and to date, the platform has facilitated over $20 billion in transactions. Dmitry also leads Finance, Legal and Compliance teams and is responsible for Corporate Strategy at Wirex. He is seen as a significant voice in the crypto and blockchain arena. His experience as a financial adviser has been developed as a result of several international projects in a variety of industries including finance, oil & gas and real estate. His aim is to create a platform, which provides everyone with access to the most innovative financial services. He has 20 years’ worth of Financial experience and is a serial entrepreneur. He holds an Executive MBA from London CASS (Bayes) Business School and a Bachelor of Economics and Management.