Singapore FinTech Festival is coming up 😀 and I’m looking forward to being back in Singapore! I’ll be joining the 𝐋𝐮𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, an excellent opportunity to connect the European and Asian financial ecosystems and exchange on what is coming next for digital finance. I’m particularly looking forward to discussions around digital assets, regulation and new financial infrastructure. Come and see us at 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝟓𝐅𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝟓, and don’t mi

A great morning in Geneva discussing Digital Assets, regulation and their growing place in traditional finance! Always a pleasure to exchange perspectives with professionals from different backgrounds and see how these discussions bring the industry forward. A warm thank you to Enguerrand Perrine and Boubacar Bangoura for the invitation and the excellent organisation, and to Blockchain Student Association - EPFL, EY, Belem Capital and Swiss Risk Association for bringing every

Great discussion with the LIFE Lebanon community in Geneva on the evolving crypto-assets landscape! We exchanged perspectives on where the crypto market stands today, the challenges the industry is facing and the opportunities shaping its future. Always a pleasure to engage in such interactive discussions and share insights on the evolution of the crypto industry! Many thanks to Jihane Korban Schmitt and Youssef Dib for the invitation and to the LIFE Lebanon community for the

Crypto-assets are making their way into wealth management and trustee activities in Switzerland! The discussions highlighted the importance of a clear compliance framework. A great opportunity to exchange with wealth managers and trustees on the regulatory roadmap, requirements and the steps involved in preparing regulatory requests to Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. Many thanks to Bitcoin Suisse for the invitation, and to Mercedes Nieto and Elodie Sogan f

Une consultation sur la loi sur les banques ? Oui. Mais pas seulement. Le 12 août dernier, le Conseil fédéral a ouvert une consultation sur la modification de la loi sur les banques et de l’ordonnance sur les liquidités. À première vue, le sujet semble essentiellement bancaire, dans le prolongement de la crise de Credit Suisse et des travaux sur le dispositif too big to fail. Mais lorsqu’on entre dans le texte, la portée de la réforme apparaît beaucoup plus large. Elle touche

It was a pleasure to take part in The Edelvault Series – The Swiss Financial Hub: From Vault to Vault, organised by Edelvault SA and HUB+. I had the opportunity to discuss the future of the Swiss financial hub and, more specifically, Wealth and Portfolio Management in 2035. The discussions highlighted one key point: the future of Swiss finance will depend on its ability to combine its traditional strengths, such as trust, stability and expertise, with innovation, digital ass

Thank you to Bitcoin Suisse for the invitation to join this #institutional breakfast in Geneva. Crypto inheritance raises key legal, operational and wealth planning questions. As digital assets continue to mature, custody and succession planning are becoming essential components of responsible #portfolio management. In this context, #trust structuring may also offer an effective solution, depending on the client’s objectives and circumstances. It was a pleasure to exchange i

C’est avec beaucoup de plaisir que je rejoins le Conseil d’administration de Synchrony Asset Management SA, la nouvelle filiale de la Banque Cantonale de Genève | France dédiée exclusivement aux investisseurs institutionnels. Issue de la transformation de Loyal Finance, Synchrony Asset Management réunit désormais les activités de gestion d’actifs institutionnels de la BCGE au sein d’une plateforme spécialisée, agile et dotée d’une réelle autonomie opérationnelle. Forte de plu

Thank you to Elvinger Hoss Prussen for the invitation to take part in the fourth edition of the Annual Regulatory Forum, led by Pit Reckinger and Henri Wagner. Over 200 attendees to explore the future of Luxembourg's financial centre. Discussions highlighted the key role of tokenisation, artificial intelligence and the importance for Luxembourg of leveraging its structural strengths to remain competitive : an adaptable regulatory framework, a dense financial ecosystem and th

On May 21st in Zurich, I moderated a workshop on on-chain cash for Luxembourg for Finance and the discussion went far deeper than expected. A few takeaways that stayed with me : - The nature of the claim is everything. Whether you hold a claim against a central bank, a commercial bank or a private issuer changes the entire legal and risk picture. - Interoperability is not just a tech problem. It's a legal, institutional and regulatory challenge across ledgers, payment systems

La Suisse s'apprête à réguler de manière plus intensive les cryptoactifs For the first time, core crypto activities in Switzerland could fall under direct FINMA supervision. A critical look at the two new licensing categories, the stablecoin framework, and a structural blind spot: foreign providers serving Swiss clients remain largely unaffected.

Application of FinSA to Crypto Assets – A Good Idea Gone Wrong ? The Swiss regulatory draft doesn't just add conduct rules for crypto — it fundamentally shifts the qualification logic, assimilating payment assets to financial instruments. A critical analysis of the implications for legal certainty, client protection and Switzerland's attractiveness as a financial centre.

It was a real pleasure to take part in the conference organised by the Blockchain Student Association (BSA) of EPFL , dedicated to payments & stablecoins , as part of their conference and hackathon. What stood out most was the level of engagement and curiosity from the students. Seeing such a strong interest for topics like blockchain, regulation and financial innovation — combined with a genuine willingness to understand, build and challenge existing frameworks — is always e

When ISFB invites you to step back into the classroom to talk regulation… you don’t hesitate. On March 11, I'll be at the ISFB - Institut Supérieur de Formation Bancaire Recertification Seminar to talk about the LEFin consultation, crypto-asset issuance frameworks, and the new FINMA 2026/01 custody requirements. A warm thank you to ISFB and Enrico GIACOLETTO, Lionel B. and Mathias BAITAN for the organisation and coordination of this programme. I am very much looking fo

The architecture of global payments is not evolving incrementally - it is being structurally redesigned. It was a pleasure to moderate the panel “The Next-Generation Architecture of Global Payment Infrastructure” on March 2nd, bringing together a diverse set of perspectives across the ecosystem. Together with: Daniel Eidan – Bank for International Settlements – BIS Christopher Cherdel – BCV - Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Dr. Sebastian Preil – AMINA Bank Barry Plunkett –

Delighted to have taken part in the very first episode of Suisse Plazza, the new podcast launched by Marc Lebel A great initiative highlighting the inner workings and ongoing evolution of the Swiss financial centre - and it starts with a topic close to my heart: the regulation of digital assets. We spoke about the early days of the Crypto Valley, the pioneering mindset that shaped its growth, what has changed since… and what Switzerland needs to preserve (or rethink) to re

Time flies, but the discussions from last Thursday at the Hôtel Métropole are still resonating. What an energy for the launch of this new series of meetings between SPHERE The Swiss Financial Arena and The Big Whale ! It was a real pleasure to take part in the panel “From theory to practice”. Alongside Maryline S. ( Gonet & Cie SA ) and Julien Romon ( Tilvest ), we explored how Swiss wealth management can integrate digital assets with the level of rigor and security e

A huge thank you to Grégory Raymond and the The Big Whale team ( Dimitri Granger & Raphaël Bloch ) for this interview. Always on top! One amazing thing in Switzerland is that this legal consultation takes place 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 to the parliamentary vote during which the industry is officially consulted on the 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 bill. We are only at the beginning of the process: ➡️ After 6 February, the federal administration will still need to analyse the submissions, identify the t

It was a pleasure to participate in the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 event organized by the Crypto Valley Association (𝗖𝗩𝗔). I would like to thank Sabrina B. ( NOMA Tokenomics ) for her introductory presentation, which provided a highly relevant framework for our subsequent discussions. The exchange with my co-panelists was particularly insightful: • Jean-Marc Seigneur ( Université de Genève ) • Rafael Mastroberardino ( Franklin Templeton Investments ) • Philippe MEYER MS

When the Swiss FIU MROS at the Police fédérale fedpol is inviting you to provide a training on crypto-assets, you jump (under the snow 😁)! Now, what to discuss specifically? We discussed for sure about the current state of crypto crimes including the emerging threats, the evolution of Privacy Coins, Cross-Chain Bridges, Mixers, DeFi complexity & vulnerabilities such as Flash Loans Attacks & Cross-L1-L2 obfuscating methods and so much, so much more! Tools such as Scorech