Former Paypal executive to lead Facebook Pay

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The social media giant will also create a new group to look after its payments-related initiatives, including Facebook Pay and WhatsApp payments, David Marcus, co-creator of Facebook’s Libra cyrptocurrency project said in a tweet.

Kasriel was also the former chief executive officer of freelance marketplace Upwork Inc (O:UPWK), according to his LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) profile.

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.