Asheesh Birla | Source | GM of RippleNet at Ripple
Asheesh Birla
Asheesh is the GM of RippleNet at Ripple, which he first joined in 2013 to lead the development of its product suite. Asheesh is an industry expert on blockchain and a frequent contributor, speaker, and advisor on blockchain and cryptocurrency. Asheesh started his career as an entrepreneur over 15 years ago in Silicon Valley, where he founded a content management company that he later sold to Thomson Reuters, becoming its VP of Global Technology in 2005. After leaving Thomson Reuters in 2010, he advised and led product design at a number of startups in Silicon Valley. Asheesh currently serves on the boards of Bitso and MoneyGram, and was featured in Fortune Magazine's The Ledger 40 under 40 in 2018.
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Ripple (https://ripple.com)
GM of RippleNet
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Crypto network Ripple gets a foothold in Asia with its 40% stake in cross-border payment firm Tranglo
Bitcoin's meteoric rise has boosted crypto hedge funds Dado Ruvic/Reuters Ripple is set to take 40% stakes of Tranglo, a global cross-bord...
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Ripple appoints former Uber and Goldman exec Entwistle to lead South East Asian push
Ripple, the leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions for global payments, today announced the appointment of Brooks Entwistle as Managing Director of Southeast Asia to lead and scale the company’s operations in its fastest growing region.
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Former Uber and Goldman Sachs Executive Joins Ripple | The Daily Hodl
Digital payments giant Ripple is adding an Uber and Goldman Sachs veteran to its ranks. In a new statement, the firm announces that Brooks Entwistle is joining Ripple as managing director of Southeast Asia.
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The adoption of RippleNet among the region’s many fintechs, payments service providers and SMEs makes Southeast Asia our biggest market for both customer demand and transaction growth. We’re excited to welcome Brooks to lead the charge as Ripple doubles down on efforts to further our phenomenal growth in the region.
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Southeast Asia’s payments ecosystem is extremely dynamic with fairly complex, country-specific schemes which require a lot of in-depth knowledge. The adoption of RippleNet among the region’s many fintechs, payments service providers and SMEs makes Southeast Asia our biggest market for both customer demand and transaction growth. We’re excited to welcome Brooks to lead the charge as Ripple doubles down on efforts to further our phenomenal growth in the region.
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Tranglo's robust payments infrastructure coupled with their unparalleled customer service and quality makes them an ideal partner to support our expansion of On-Demand Liquidity starting with the Southeast Asia region.
