A bonus of 44.3 million euros ($ 50 million) will be given to the approximately 200 employees of Viva Wallet with the signing of its acquisition agreement with JP Morgan.
The above amount corresponds to approximately 200,000 euros that will be given on the spot to each.
At the same time, the founders of Viva Wallet Haris Karonis and Makis Antipas will distribute to the employees of the company 3.5% of its shares (at a current value of around 44.3 million euros) in the form of stock options, which will be activated. in three years.
Based on current data, this amount corresponds to another 200,000 euros.
In total, the employees will have a profit of 400,000 euros.
The agreement reached with JP Morgan raises the value of 100% of Viva Wallet to 1.77 billion euros ($ 2 billion).
According to the subscription website KReport, JP Morgan will pay for the acquisition of 48.5% of neobank, which is based in Greece and operates in 23 European countries, at a price of about 1.02 billion euros ($ 1.15 billion). ).
The meeting with the Prime Minister
His optimism for the macroeconomic performance of Greece was underlined by the Greek-born president and CEO of the American bank Jamie Dimon, in all the contacts he had in the previous 24 hours in Greece.
In his meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, she announced the expansion of her office in Greece, and her plan for the operation of a technology and innovation hub, which will serve the relevant needs of the group, in all countries where it is present today.
“I am excited about the progress you have made in Greece,” Dimon told Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Yesterday he also had contacts with bankers, businessmen and shipowners.
Among others, he met with the CEO of Eurobank Fokion Karavia, the CEO of Alpha Bank Vassilis Psaltis, the CEO of Piraeus Bank, Christos Megalou, and Evangelos Mytilineos from the field of energy.
According to information, in these discussions as well, the head of JP Morgan expressed his optimism for the course of the country, making special reference to the political stability, but also to the reform work promoted by the current government.
In fact, he estimated that the country will soon acquire an investment grade again from the rating agencies. In this way it will become an investment destination of first choice and the track will change.
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