Tech behemothic Amazon is looking to swoop into digital currency and blockchain development with a new major hire within its payments-focused team.

Amazon's payments credence and experience team is seeking a digital currency and blockchain product pb to develop the company'south strategy of digital currency and blockchain as well as a product roadmap. The team is responsible for Amazon'south customers' payments on Amazon's sites and through its global services.

Posted on Thursday, the new part seeks an experienced production leader with expertise in blockchain, primal depository financial institution digital currencies and cryptocurrencies to "develop the instance for the capabilities which should be developed" and drive overall product vision.

The new Amazon digital currency pb will piece of work closely with teams beyond Amazon to design the roadmap, including the customer experience, technical strategy and capabilities, the posting notes.

The application requires a fix of manufacture-related qualifications, including a "deep understanding" of the digital currency and cryptocurrency ecosystems and related technologies.

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It appears unclear whether Amazon is considering launching its ain digital currency as part of its payment credence process with the new position. The firm did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph's asking for comment.

The latest task posting reaffirms Amazon's growing attention to digital currency, as the company has been plain developing a new service to allow its customers to shop using digital currency. Earlier this yr, Amazon posted a job application to launch a new digital payment production known as "Digital and Emerging Payments," initially planning to whorl out the initiative in Mexico.