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title: "Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos joins OpenTrade as chairman"
date: "2026-11-01T05:15:55.000Z"
updated: "2026-11-01T05:15:55.937Z"
tags:
  - "infrastructure"
  - "liquidity"
source: "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/29/former-swift-ceo-joins-stablecoin-firm-opentrade-as-chairman-after-a-usd17-million-raise"
summary: "Campos takes the role as the stablecoin yield firm reports $300 million in total value locked."
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# Former Swift CEO Lazaro Campos joins OpenTrade as chairman

*Campos takes the role as the stablecoin yield firm reports $300 million in total value locked.*

Lazaro Campos, former chief executive of Swift, has become chairman of OpenTrade, a London-based company that provides stablecoin yield infrastructure.

OpenTrade supplies the infrastructure that lets fintechs, exchanges, and digital wallets offer users dollar- and euro-denominated returns backed by real-world assets without building their own investment systems. According to the company's website, OpenTrade manages the financial, legal, and operational side, and clients connect by API or through on-chain vaults.

The company reports $300 million in total value locked, up from more than $200 million in May 2026, and more than $1 billion in transaction volume over the past 12 months, up from $250 million reported in May.

In May 2026, OpenTrade raised $17 million in a round led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, with a16z crypto, AlbionVC, and CMCC Global participating. The round brought total funds raised to $32 million.

Campos ran Swift, the financial messaging network connecting more than 11,000 institutions. He has served on the Bank of England's RTGS and CHAPS boards, on the board of digital bank Starling, and chairs Payoneer Europe.

"I've spent most of my career on the infrastructure the world uses to move money," Campos said.


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