Former Alibaba executive Zhang Dayong joins HashKey Group as Chief Business Officer

ChainCatcher news, Zhang Dayong, the head of payment business at Lazada, the Southeast Asian e-commerce giant under Alibaba, has joined the Hong Kong-based crypto institution Hashkey Group as CCO (Chief Commercial Officer).

According to reports, Hashkey Group is one of the largest crypto financial institutions in Asia, headquartered in Hong Kong. The group's Hashkey Pro is currently one of only two crypto trading platforms in Hong Kong to have obtained a compliant operating license. Zhang Dayong's joining signifies another internet giant executive officially entering the Web3 space.

Zhang Dayong has extensive experience in the internet payment sector. Before joining Alibaba's subsidiary Lazada, he worked at Ant Group and served as a senior executive for Alipay in Southeast Asia. He joined Alipay in 2008, responsible for its operations in the Southeast Asian region. In September 2021, Southeast Asian e-commerce giant Lazada created a new position for Zhang Dayong to lead the group's payment business in Southeast Asia.