Portfolio · 2003 – Present
Builds, research, and speaking.
Two decades in regulated finance infrastructure. Currently building Finray Technologies — three platform products serving banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions, and MiCA-authorised crypto-asset service providers. Published research on the regulatory architecture of post-2025 financial services. Speaking, judging awards, and partnering with TRM Labs on compliance infrastructure.
Now
Currently building
Finray Technologies — three platform products built for regulated finance from day one. FINMA, MiCA, PSD2, DORA, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 are baked into the architecture, not bolted on.
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Platform
Corebanq
Core banking — accounts, payments, ledger control, operational evidence.
API-first core banking platform for FINMA-supervised institutions, EMIs, PIs, and MiCA-authorised CASPs. Built around an event-sourced ledger with native DORA Article 28 compliance and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.
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Platform
XZiel
Transaction risk monitoring and investigation.
Risk-monitoring and case-management platform with TRM Labs blockchain intelligence integrated. Real-time screening, structured investigation workflow, and audit-trail evidence designed for AMLR and FATF Travel Rule reporting.
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Platform
Ordinis
Governance, risk, compliance, and internal controls.
GRC/ICS platform covering risks, controls, policies, incidents, and audit trails. Built for FINMA Circular 2023/1, the EU AI Act, DORA, and Article 14 ICS — with structured evidence ready for regulator and Joint Examination Procedure inspection.
Published
Research
Long-form research on regulated finance infrastructure. Published on Finray Intelligence (continuously maintained primary-source-cited radars), this site (editorial long-form), and external venues (Finextra, Finance Alliance, AI Journ, TechGrid).
- Finray Intelligence radars
- 14
- Long-form research pieces
- 7+
- MiCA Survival Guide sections
- 8
- External publications
- 4
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Finray Intelligence · Continuously maintained
EU/UK PI/EMI core banking selection radar
18 platforms × 16 criteria evaluation with vendor cross-links, RFP-domain mapping, and per-control evidence. Methodology and scoring updated as vendors release new versions.
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Long-form · 177 authorisations analysed
MiCA CASP licensing forensic
Forensic analysis of every granted MiCA CASP authorisation across 20 EU/EEA jurisdictions. Success-pattern archetypes, failure causes, jurisdiction comparison, readiness scorecard.
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8-section guide · Oct 2025
The MiCA Survival Guide
Structured 8-section playbook for crypto-asset service providers: market data, deficiency patterns, DORA gauntlet, vendor selection framework, application execution.
Speaking & recognition
Where I've spoken and judged.
Conference talks on FinTech infrastructure, regulated AI, and compliance architecture. Industry-awards judging at Globee Awards (Cybersecurity & Risk Management) and Banking Tech Awards.
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Globee Awards — Cybersecurity & Risk Management judge
Bintelligence / Globee Awards ↗ -
Banking Tech Awards — Industry judge
Informa Connect ↗ -
TRM Labs strategic partner — joint compliance infrastructure
TRM Labs ↗
Credentials
Education & professional background.
Two decades across banking architecture, payment infrastructure, and risk management. Formal training in strategy, FinTech, and engineering systems.
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ETH Zürich
CAS ETH in Machine Learning in Finance and Insurance
2026 – Present
Supervised and unsupervised learning, model governance, explainability, and deployment within regulated financial environments — fraud detection, transaction monitoring, credit and risk modelling, portfolio optimisation.
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ETH Zürich
CAS ETH in Entrepreneurial Leadership in Technology Ventures
2025 – 2026
Technological innovation, entrepreneurial strategy, team building, venture finance, and growth execution.
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University of Zürich
CAS UZH in Crypto Compliance
2024
Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics. Blockchain forensics, on-chain compliance, and the regulatory perimeter for crypto-asset service providers.
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University of Zürich
CAS UZH in FinTech
2023 – 2024
Finance Executive Education of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics. Financial-sector innovation, platform architecture, and regulatory technology.
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Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford FinTech Programme
2024
Financial technology and market structure.
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Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford LEAD
2022 – 2023
Strategic leadership, values-based leadership, and corporate innovation.
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INSEAD
Executive education
2016 – 2018
Decision-making under uncertainty, human capital, and strategy.