Sawyer appointed to Wirex board 11 NovemberUK Reporter: Matthew Challis
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Wirex, a digital money and stablecoin payment platform, has appointed Julian Sawyer to its board as an independent non-executive director.
At Wirex, he will provide independent oversight and challenge on the firm’s strategy, risk and controls, and customer oversight.
Sawyer co-founded the UK-based Starling Bank in 2015, serving as its chief operating officer until 2019, leading the bank’s card launch and Starling Payment Services.
He later moved to Gemini, spending a year as managing director for Europe, followed by almost two years at Bitstamp as CEO.
Sawyer served as CEO of Zodia Custody from 2022 to 2026, currently operating as a strategic adviser to the firm, and is an independent non-executive director of Recognise Bank.
He has over 30 years of experience in banking operations, payments, digital asset services, and leading financial businesses.
Wirex says his time in the industry “brings an understanding of the decisions involved in launching financial products and keeping them running as a business grows”.
Sawyer adds that he is “delighted to join team Wirex as an independent non-executive director”.
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