Wirex, the global stablecoin infrastructure provider, has appointed Kulveer Ranger, The Lord Ranger of Northwood, as Board Adviser to Wirex Labs, the company’s UK digital asset arm.

Wirex Labs leads Wirex’s digital asset business in the UK under the new digital asset regime, which the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will oversee from October 2027. Lord Ranger will advise Wirex on its UK digital asset strategy, bringing senior technology and public policy experience at an important moment for the sector.

Lord Ranger has been a Member of the House of Lords since 2023 and sits on its Science and Technology Select Committee. He also co-chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Markets and Digital Money and is vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence.

Before entering the Lords, Lord Ranger spent more than 25 years in technology and public policy. As the Mayor of London’s Director for Digital London, he set up the city’s first Digital Office, and as Director of Transport Policy he sat on the board of Transport for London. He later held senior strategy, marketing and communications roles at Atos, most recently as Senior Vice President for Northern Europe, APAC and India, and served on the board of techUK for six years. He now chairs the Digital Policy Alliance and the British-Serbian Chamber of Commerce.

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Pavel Matveev, Co-Founder of Wirex, said: “The UK has set out to become a global hub for digital assets, and with the FCA’s digital asset rules now finalised, there is a clear route to build a regulated digital asset business here.

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