our foundation
BPX is founded and led by a highly experienced and skilled management team, with a proven track record of success in capital markets, financial technology, and real estate.
Headquartered in London, BPX is FCA Authorised to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF), Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM), Cryptoasset Exchange and Custodian Wallet Provider, under firm reference number 1012912.
Lord Stanley Fink
Board Chairman
John Edwards
Non-Executive Director
Dr Robert Barnes
Co-CEO
Ali Celiker
Co-CEO
Rochelle De Friend
COO
Abhishek Patel
CTO
Marco De Stefano
CFO
Darius Divwalla
Investment manager
Ayhan Buberka
Distribution Director
Richard Lester
Distribution
Alex Riachi
Business development
Anj Latif
CIO
Alex Rudkin
Compliance Officer
Dan Philips
Market Regulation
Andre Van Hese
Ahmet Dik
Tim Theakston
David Castle
Tony Scawthorn
William Barkshire
our progress and plans
FCA authorised
- FCA authorised Cryptoasset exchange and Custodian Wallet Provider.
- Responded to HMT / DMO Digital GILT (DIGIT) RFI.
BoE/FCA progress
- FCA authorised exchange (MTF) and fund manager (AIFM).
- Approved at Gate 1 of the joint BoE/FCA Digital Securities Sandbox.
Growth in UAE
- BPX incorporates in the UAE and establishes office.
- Platform testing with customers and innovation partners.
- Application to join the joint BoE/FCA Digital Securities Sandbox.
Digital Securities Sandbox
- Response to the joint BoE/FCA Digital Securities Sandbox consultation submitted.
- Start establishing operational and technological foundations of exchange
- Customer acquisition efforts commence.
FCA application
- FCA application for authorisation as an MTF submitted.
- John Edwards, current MD at CME Group, joins board as Non-Executive Director.
BPX founded
- BPX founded and incorporated in the UK.
- Founding team brought together.
- EIS obtained, equity funding round open.
- FCA application for authorisation commenced.
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