Paul Bances

Paul Bances is the Vice President – Head of Global Business and Market Development within the Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Digital Currencies business unit at PayPal, responsible for identifying and driving strategic opportunities for expansion. Prior to the creation of the new business unit, Paul was the head of the Global Business Development team for the Americas and oversaw the launch of PayPal’s first consumer cryptocurrency service in October 2020. Paul has over 20 years of global financial services experience in areas including legal and regulatory, as well as strategy, business operations, and revenue generation. Prior to rejoining PayPal in 2019, Paul served as MoneyGram International’s Associate General Counsel for the Americas and later transitioned to the General Manager role where he led the company’s U.S., Canada, Latin America and Caribbean cross-border remittance business