Former Dubai Financial Services Authority Director joins Binance as chief regulatory liaison officer

Former Dubai Financial Services Authority Director joins Binance as chief regulatory liaison officer

Source: Binance

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency platform, has today announced the appointment of Mark McGinness, former Head of International Relations at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), who joins the organization as its Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer.

Following a commitment to lead the industry in working more closely with regulators as it charters a path forward to become a financial institution, Binance has grown its international compliance team and advisory board by 500% since 2020. Recent appointments include Greg Monahan, former US Treasury Criminal Investigator, as Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer (GMLRO); as well as Tigran Gambaryan and Matthew Price, both former Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as Global Intelligence and Investigations and Senior Director of Investigations, respectively.

Mark has over three decades of experience as a leading financial services regulator, working with industry stakeholders, international regulators and regional securities and insurance commissions. In Mark’s previous role leading international engagement