Larry Wade

Global Head of Crypto Compliance and Regulatory Relations

PayPal

Larry serves as the Global Head of Regulatory Relations and Compliance for PayPal's Crypto Business Unit, where he leads interactions with regulators around the world as well as strategic risk & compliance-related initiatives pertaining to launching new products/features, expanding PayPal's crypto geographic footprint, adhering to state/federal/region-specific regulatory requirements, and implementing enterprise-wide policies/procedures. Prior to joining PayPal, he spent several years in Fortune 500 corporate finance roles, and in KPMG’s Risk Consulting Practice. As a management consultant, his client experience spanned various areas within the consumer finance, mortgage, banking, and capital markets space, and functionally, Larry led project work streams focusing on Credit Risk, Operational Risk, Market Risk, Regulatory Risk, Internal Audit , Mortgage Operations, and Sarbanes–Oxley (SOX). Lastly, he is Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation, is a crypto/digital assets enthusiast, and has an MBA from Columbia Business School (concentration in Finance).

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