About
Tony McLaughlin is the Chief Executive Officer of Ubyx Inc., which he founded after resigning from Citi to focus on the acceptance of stablecoins and tokenized deposits. He spent more than 30 years in traditional finance with major banks, working in areas including cash management, payments, receivables, electronic banking, and transactional FX. He developed the Regulated Liability Network and originated the BIS/IIF Project Agora.
CEO & Founder at Ubyx
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Experience
- Ubyx Inc.Chief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CitiEmerging Payments & Business Development2016 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- CitiCash Management Head Asia Pacific2013 — 2016Hong Kong SAR
- CitiGlobal Transactions Services Head UK2004 — 2013London, England, United Kingdom
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Senior Solutions Integrator2001 — 2004Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- HSBCGlobal Product Manager1999 — 2000London, England, United Kingdom
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.Senior Product Manager1997 — 1999Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
- BarclaysSenior Product Manager1993 — 1997London, England, United Kingdom
Skills & more
Banking99Payments99Financial Institutions50Foreign Exchange12Innovation7Rainmaker4Working Capital Management15Public Sector14Treasury24Business Development33Entrepreneurship10Clearing Houses7
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Cross BorderGlobal Cash ManagementPrepaidCash ManagementPayment SystemsInternet BankingSWIFT paymentsDebit CardsElectronic PaymentsFinancial ServicesManagementStrategyLanguages English · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tony McLaughlin?
- Tony McLaughlin is the Chief Executive Officer of Ubyx Inc., which he founded after resigning from Citi to focus on the acceptance of stablecoins and tokenized deposits. He spent more than 30 years in traditional finance with major banks, working in areas including cash management, payments, receivables, electronic banking, and transactional FX. He developed the Regulated Liability Network and originated the BIS/IIF Project Agora.
- Where does Tony McLaughlin work?
- Tony McLaughlin is CEO & Founder of Ubyx.
- What companies did Tony McLaughlin found?
- Tony McLaughlin founded Ubyx.
- Where did Tony McLaughlin go to school?
- Tony McLaughlin studied at Heriot-Watt University (Ba (Hons), Business Organisation); St Columbas high school.
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