FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that FCA regulated institutional crypto and FX broker GCEX has hired Juan Scarabino as the company’s new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). He will also join the board of parent company GC Exchange Limited.
Juan Scarabino spent 11 years at London based Retail FX broker ActivTrades from 2008-2019, serving as Group CFO of ActivTrades from 2011-2019. He then joined online savings app Oval as CFO, leaving late last year after Oval was acquired by ETX Capital.
GCEX, which recently raised $4 million from VC firm TGV, was founded in 2018 by former CFH Clearing executive Lars Holst. The company provides an advanced digital asset and currencies technology solution for institutional and professional clients. Headquartered in London, GCEX provides funds, brokers, asset managers, professional traders and banks with an advanced suite of integrated financial technology products including AI applications, allowing clients to automate on-boarding, offer and trade digital assets and currencies with tight spreads, deep liquidity from Tier 1 banks and solutions for clearing.