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OpenTrade names former SWIFT CEO Lázaro Campos as board chair

  • —Campos spent 35 years building financial infrastructure and led SWIFT, which had €600M in revenue
  • —OpenTrade processed over $1B in volume in 12 months with $300M in TVL
  • —The appointment follows a $17M strategic raise in May 2026 with a16z crypto participation
  • —Campos also chairs Payoneer Europe and sits on boards of PPRO and IWG
Why it matters: A veteran of traditional payments infrastructure taking the chair signals closer ties between stablecoins and mainstream finance.
Source: Cryptopolitan