Movement Bolsters Leadership with Trio of Industry Veterans

Movement, a stablecoin settlement and yield layer for emerging markets, has appointed three new executives to lead its expansion into Latin America, West Africa, and Southeast Asia. Richard Mas joins as LATAM Go-to-Market Advisor, bringing nearly three decades of experience building communications and technology infrastructure across the region. Akeel Qureshi, with a background in fintech, payments, and crypto-native markets, has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer. Mo Ahmed, previously Head of People at Aptos, takes on the same role at Movement.

The hires come as demand for compliant, low-cost cross-border settlement in these corridors outpaces traditional infrastructure capacity. According to CEO Torab Torabi, the new executives 'live and breathe' the technology Movement is creating and have operated inside these markets, giving them a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities.

Movement has access to licensed payment rails across the US, Canada, and the European Union and is expanding into emerging markets. The company's settlement layer for global emerging markets gets 'one chance to be right,' as noted by Mo Ahmed, with stakes being high but nowhere else he'd rather be.