Jamie Dimon: “JP Morgan invests in Greek talent”

Athens was chosen by JP Morgan, the most important bank in the global financial system, to create a research and technology center, which will be the basis for the development of its digital operations in Europe and for the support of its internal structures.

The American group, after many months of negotiations, agreed with Viva Wallet, the first Neobank in Europe with a presence in 23 countries, to acquire 49% of its shares.

The remaining 51%, as well as the management, remains with the co-founders of the Greek company, Haris Karonis and Makis Antipas. Although the amount of the price is not known, according to some sources it is higher than 700 million euros.

Excited about Greece

Speaking to "Vima tis Kyriakis", after the meetings he had last week with the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the CEO of JP Morgan Jamie Dimon said he was proud of his Greek origin and happy to be in Athens.

As he noted, "I am excited about the progress that Greece has made in recent years, having a stable and strong political leadership."

He added that "it is particularly gratifying to see the Greek market grow so strong, having talent in the fields of technology and engineering. The Viva team is a proof of that. "

Referring to the investment of JP Morgan in our country, he stated that "we aim at the further development of talents locally in Greece, focusing on cryptography, Blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, as we already do in model technology centers we have created in other parts of the world. "

In the private discussions that Mr. Dimon had, both at the Maximos Mansion

and during a lunch he gave to representatives of the domestic business community, issues of the international economy were analyzed,...