8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (JFK) Provides Update on Intended Merger Target, Diginex

8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: JFK) a special purpose acquisition company, today announced that Diginex, a digital asset financial services and advisory company with which JFK entered into a definitive share exchange agreement dated July 9, 2019, has appointed Jim Pollock as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) based in Singapore.

In this role, Mr. Pollock will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of Diginex’s business strategy, which includes the development of fully regulated and institutional grade digital asset infrastructure for the financial services sector.

A senior financial services executive with over three decades of experience in multi-jurisdictional business development, transformation, regulation, risk and finance, Mr. Pollock joins Diginex from Westpac, one of Australia’s largest banks. In his 16 years at the bank, he held the capacity of COO in several of its business lines.

Mr. Pollock will also build out Diginex’s Singapore office. He will report directly to Mr. Richard Byworth, CEO of Diginex.

About Diginex

Diginex is a blockchain financial services and technology company. Diginex partners with institutional investors, corporations and governments to make digital assets more accessible, business processes more efficient and secure. Diginex believes its collaborative approach and pursuit of global cooperation is optimal to drive institutional adoption of blockchain technologies and the regulated use of digital assets. For more information on Diginex, please visit www.diginex.com.

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