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Chris Maurice (born 2 July 1996) is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Yellow Card, a Fintech company mainly dealing in cryptocurrency.[1]
Chris Maurice | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Life and career edit
Maurice was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to mother Kelly Maurice and father Darren Maurice. He attended high school at Jesuit High School of New Orleans.[2]
He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Auburn University in Alabama[3][4][5] Maurice was the Harbert College of Business Student of the Year in 2018.[6]
Maurice began working online in 2006, selling Pokémon cards online through platforms such as eBay and Craigslist.[7]
Maurice started investing in cryptocurrency in 2015.[8] In 2018, he co-founded Yellow Card, a Fintech company which deals in cryptocurrency.[9][10][11][12][13]
References edit
- ^ "Yellow Card". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Dawson, Jay (2024-03-30). "The Sucess Story Of Chris Maurice, Co-founder Of Yellow Card - ebizmba.com". Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "From Dorm Room to $1.75 Billion: 26-Year-Old's Crypto Exchange Takes Africa by Storm". cryptonews.com. 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Chris Maurice". theflip.africa. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Sigalos, MacKenzie (2024-04-21). "The African crypto exchange this 26-year-old launched in 2019 has done $1.75 billion in transactions". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Auburn University student-startup business headed to national business pitch competition". Office of Communications and Marketing. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Brackens, Tiffany (2022-10-12). "Ep. 143 – How Yellow Card's $40M Series B Scales Its Pan-African Exchange Built in ATL, with CEO Chris Maurice". Atlanta Startup Podcast. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Benson, Emmanuel Abara (2021-10-13). "Exclusive interview with Chris Maurice, founder and CEO of leading crypto exchange Yellow Card". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Nwanekwu, Lucky (2020-07-17). "'Bitcoin is giving a lot of people the freedom that they never knew existed' – Maurice". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Chris Maurice – Yellow Card africatechsummit.com/nairobi/". africatechsummit.com/nairobi/. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Yellow Card". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Cremades, Alejandro. "Chris Maurice On Raising $57 Million To Help You Make Instant And Cheap Cross-Border Payments". Alejandro Cremades. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Chris Maurice – Yellow Card africatechsummit.com/nairobi/". africatechsummit.com/nairobi/. Retrieved 2024-04-21.