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Abstract:Drakos has been an Executive Director at ArgusFX and OvalX. He has over 10 years of industry experience.
Christos Drakos, the Executive Director of Cyprus-based forex broker, ArgusFX, has left the company to join Revolut, a global financial service provider, as the Executive Director for Cyprus.
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Drakos, who has over 10 years of industry experience, announced the new position on Monday on his LinkedIn account.
The new position is Drakos third career appointment as the Executive Director of a financial services company operating in Cyprus.
Before ArgusFX, Drakos was the Executive Director at OvalXs office in Cyprus.
He worked with the forex and contract for difference broker for a little over three years between January 2019 and January 2022.
Between 2014 and 2011, Drakos spent career stints at financial advisory services firm K. Treppides & Co Limited, customer relationship management firm Benissimo, and financial consulting firm Yiamakis Consultant Limited.
Regulatory Troubles
Drakos appointment comes as Revolut faces pressure from its auditors to enhance its internal controls.
Financial Times reports that UK independent regulator the Financial Reporting Council has faulted how Revoluts payment process was tested by BDO, a public accounting, tax and advisory firm.
Meanwhile, Japanese regulator Kanto Local Finance Bureau last Friday issued a business improvement order against Revoluts subsidiary in Japan.
Finance Magnates reports that the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) observed that Revolut failed to fully establish proper governance for providing funds transfer services in a proper and steady manner.
The FSA said it conducted an on-site inspection of the company and found “serious problems” in the firms “control environments for governance, management of outsourced contractors, and money laundering and terrorist financing risk management.”
Revoluts Growth Drive
In the past months, Revolut, which is valued at $33 billion, has entered various partnerships to expands its global business presence.
In August, Revolut gained approval from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission to offer cryptocurrency services to European clients including those in Norway.
This came after the London-headquartered fintech company received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to offer more than 80 tokens on its platform.
In June, the service provider announced a partnership with Tink, an open banking platform, to enable its across Europe to easily move money into their accounts.
Ivan Chalov, Revoluts Head of Retail, explained that the partnership sought to introduce the company's open banking services into new markets in a fast and sustainable way.
Two months ago, Revolut similarly announced a partnership with Stripe, a top financial infrastructure provider. The fintech company said the goal was to leverage Stripe's infrastructure to enter several new markets.
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