Crypto.com appoints Mohammed Mortajine as chief compliance officer

Crypto.com has appointed Mohammed Mortajine as chief compliance officer, the company said. The company said the appointment is intended to strengthen governance, deepen regulatory engagement and scale compliance capabilities across its global platform.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome Mohammed to build the next generation of global financial compliance operations”

According to the company, Mortajine's executive career has spanned compliance programmes at global level in banking, payments and fintech, with leadership posts at Banks, Western Union, ACI Worldwide and Paysafe. Crypto.com said his arrival on the leadership team comes as the firm works to widen consumer access and bring together digital assets, traditional financial services and hybrid products.

Kris Marszalek, chief executive of Crypto.com, said: "We are incredibly excited to welcome Mohammed to build the next generation of global financial compliance operations." He said Mortajine's regulatory expertise and record of building global compliance programmes would be instrumental as the company continues building what he described as a trusted, disciplined and high-performing company.

Mortajine said Crypto.com had "built something rare" and he praised its worldwide reach and its compliance base. He added that he was eager to take the role now and to develop the compliance function from that starting point. His aim, he said, is a compliance operation of the highest standard that wins the confidence of regulators, partners and consumers while the company keeps expanding.