Crypto.com Names Former Visa Country Manager to Head South Korea Operations

Patrick Yoon has also worked for Standard Chartered Bank in several countries.

By Eliza Gkritsi

Sep 6, 2021 at 11:30 p.m. UTC

Updated Sep 7, 2021 at 2:10 p.m. UTC

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Crypto.com appointed Patrick Yoon, former country manager at Visa Korea and Mongolia, as its general manager for South Korea.

Yoon’s experience in the country will help the crypto exchange reach “new heights,” CEO Kris Marszalek said in a statement.
During his three-year stint at Visa, Yoon worked with regulatory bodies and financial institutions.
Prior to his time at Visa, Yoon worked at Standard Chartered Bank in South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and the U.K.
The Crypto.com app offers trading, lending, and payment services. The firm also offers a Visa card to users who stake, or lock up, its token, CRO, for more than 180 days, according to its website.
In the past 12 months, the app has grown fivefold to 10 million users. Spending on the Crypto.com Visa card grew by 55% in 2020, the company said in March.
In August, Crypto.com picked former Spotify executive Henrik Johansson to head its growth operations. Johansson aims to reach 100 million users in two years.
Meanwhile, South Korean crypto exchanges are struggling to meet a September regulatory deadline.

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