A Chicago-based mobile money transferring platform announced Thursday the hiring of a new general counsel and chief compliance officer who brings with him nearly 20 years of experience in financial services.

Alex Levine will lead Pangea Money Transfer’s compliance and risk operations. He will also lead the company’s regulatory affairs function for its global operations. It is not clear when Levine began his new role. It is also not clear if he is replacing someone or if he is the company’s first general counsel. A spokesperson did not immediately respond to request for additional comments Friday.