The advent of blockchain and trustless computing has opened doors for the next generation of trade and commerce — and its rapid growth is steadily attracting more key figures from other industries and drawing them into its spell.

We believe that the continued migration of professionals from the traditional finance industry into blockchain technology is yet another positive signal for Plutus and the future of the Bitcoin ecosystem as a whole. Our goal is to connect both bitcoin and the traditional payment system, in order to reach a wider audience and cooperate rather than compete.

The potential of using decentralization to remove counterparty risk, automating business processes, and simplifying auditing is easily recognized by those with previous experience in Fintech.

Tobias Sommer:

Joining the Plutus Team of seasoned Fintech entrepreneurs, Tobias will be our COO based in London. He will help with the operational and commercial build-out of Plutus, as well as focus on any fundraising activities going forward.

Tobias has a background in finance starting his career at Morgan Stanley as an analyst and then spending five years investing into European Buyouts for Arcapita. In his last role he was a Vice President in various teams at Evercore.

Bertrand Dezard:

Also joining the Plutus Team as CPO (Chief Payments Officer) is Bertrand Dezard, former senior business manager at Braintree (Paypal) and VISA. Bertrand specializes in fin-tech and innovative start-ups, and is part of a growing group of professionals at traditional payment processors that are drawn towards more disruptive technology.

Bertrand will utilise his specific expertise and experience to establish rapport and strategic partnerships within the payments industry, as well as oversee the compliance required for Plutus infrastructure.

Gregory Betz:

Also joining the Plutus Team as a Systems Engineer is Gregory Betz, who graduated from The Ohio State University in 2012 with degrees both in Economics, and in Security and Intelligence. Gregory specializes in creative problem solving, technology, and economic theory and has been working in the fin-tech/cryptocurrency sector for two years.

“Blockchain is still a nascent technology with a lot of potential, and entrepreneurs are now waiting for their investments to bear fruit as the public catches up to innovation.”

We believe that with the help of our experts in traditional finance, we can help popularize a powerful concept where existing payment processors and infrastructure will cooperate and interweave with blockchain technology and bitcoin itself.

Please join us for a chat in Slack or contact us directly through Telegram, Twitter, Facebook or Reddit.

Thank you,

Team Plutus

(Edit on 28th April: Added Gregory Betz)

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Please have a read through our previous posts, where we provide an overview of the PlutusDEX and the Pluton rebate system.