
Senior Director for Financial Markets
Varun Paul is Senior Director, Financial Markets at Fireblocks, where his mandate covers Central Bank Digital Currencies, Financial Market Infrastructures, and blockchains. In this role he supports central banks and financial market infrastructures in their digital asset programmes. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London, focused on the application of digital asset custody technology to CBDCs and tokenised settlement at financial market infrastructures. At Fireblocks, he has authored technical research on tokenised money, including a paper modelling free convertibility between CBDCs, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins using smart contracts.
Paul joined Fireblocks in April 2022 as CBDC and Market Infrastructure Director, before moving into his current Senior Director role in October 2023. Prior to Fireblocks, he spent over 14 years at the Bank of England, where he held a series of roles across financial stability and fintech. His positions there included Senior Economist for Financial Stability, Head of Projects and Fintech within Financial Stability, Senior Manager for Future of Finance, and, most recently, Head of the Fintech Hub, where he focused on the future of money and the digital economy. He also served as Private Secretary to the Executive Director for Financial Stability. He studied Economics at the University of Cambridge and holds a Masters in Economics from University College London.








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