Bekir Yakubov

Bekir Yakubov is Head of Digital Asset Operations at Guavapay, based in London, a position he has held since August 2025. In this role he leads digital asset and financial operations across crypto and fiat payment flows, overseeing multi-million daily transaction volumes across global banking and crypto payment rails. He manages a team of more than 20 specialists and is responsible for liquidity management, execution, settlement, and reporting across multiple currencies. Stated achievements in the role include increasing profitability of crypto operations by up to 10x through client segmentation, risk-based structuring, and transaction flow optimisation, and identifying and mitigating an operational risk that prevented potential financial losses of approximately $1 million.

Prior to his current position, Yakubov served as Manager of Crypto Operations and Products at Guavapay from March 2024 to January 2025. His total professional experience spans 15 years. He works across banking partners, exchanges, and liquidity providers to optimise payment routing and transaction speed within a regulated environment.