Christopher Adjei-Ampofo , CIO & CISO at Uphold , details how the firm is keeping customers safe while offering an ‘ anything-to-anything ’ trading experience
UPHOLD
Christopher Adjei-Ampofo , CIO & CISO at Uphold , details how the firm is keeping customers safe while offering an ‘ anything-to-anything ’ trading experience
Launched in 2015 , Uphold offers financial services to the global market and has grown to become a world-renowned force , serving 140 countries and offering more than 280 assets on its Web 3 platform .
It would not be an exaggeration to say Uphold is one of the very first to offer a true ‘ anything-to-anything ’ trading experience , enabling customers to trade directly between asset classes and facilitating a future of financial inclusion .
Ultimately , the firm is providing the infrastructure – licensing , control framework and information security compliance – for anybody building on a blockchain to access the wide range of digital assets being made available .
But in an increasingly saturated market , what exactly makes Uphold unique and able to stay ahead of the competition ?
“ We have a high-frequency trading engine that sits on top of the connectivity that we have with the 30 underlying exchanges we operate with ,” explains Christopher Adjei- Ampofo , who works in a dual role as CIO and CISO at Uphold .
“ This allows us to poll the market for the best prices , and institutional customers can move their positions in and out of the market with minimal price slippage . And , because we ’ re able to source from the cheapest venues , we can offer that to our customers and give them the best price on the retail side .”
42 March 2024