Director
Peter Marton has served as a Director of the Company
since February 2026. Mr. Marton currently serves as the Chief Risk &
Compliance Officer of Cari Network (“Cari”), the first U.S. tokenized bank
deposit network. In this role, Mr. Marton is responsible for the build-out of
governance and network requirements alongside partner banks, oversees due
diligence of critical third-party providers as the network scales, and oversees
Cari’s overall control environment. Prior to Cari, Mr. Marton served as Senior
Director – Identity, Compliance Advisory, and U.S. Policy at digital assets
infrastructure firm Fireblocks.
Mr. Marton previously served as the Deputy Superintendent of
Virtual Currency within the Research & Innovation Division of the New York
Department of Financial Services. In this capacity, he led the Virtual Currency
Unit from 2021 to 2023, where his responsibilities included BitLicense and
trust charter applications, ongoing supervision, and examinations. Select
policy highlights from his tenure include the development of guidance to
address the Russian invasion of Ukraine, blockchain analytics, stablecoins, and
custody requirements.
Mr. Marton’s other relevant experience includes leadership
roles at regulatory advisory firm Promontory Financial Group, where he
developed and implemented risk management and regulatory strategies for banks,
fintechs, and regulators in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Denmark.
Notably, Mr. Marton was the primary author on behalf of the Wyoming Division of
Banking for its Special Purpose Depository Institution Examination Manual, the
first of its kind to articulate cryptocurrency-specific risks and best
practices ranging from blockchain analytics to key management.
Mr. Marton holds a Master of Business Administration from
the University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business and a Master
of Global Policy Studies from the University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B.
Johnson School of Public Affairs.