FinPlanet supported dwpbank in its MiCAR notification for the custody and transfer of crypto-assets.

Registrar, custody and key management: what banks need to consider to integrate crypto securities into a consistent operating model.

Naseem Negrassus joins FinPlanet as a Senior Consultant, bringing experience at the intersection of digital assets, financial services and regulation.

What manufacturers must report now, which deadlines apply and which obligations follow in December 2027.

DLT is changing fee and commission income, increasingly affecting deposits and lending, and moving to the heart of net interest income.

Crypto security, cryptographic instrument or DLT financial instrument? How the choice shapes issuance, custody, settlement and trading.

Where will DLT-based finance stand in 2035? Three scenarios, from Boom & Bust to DLT Revolution, and what the most likely path means for banks.

Vermögensbutler GmbH obtains BaFin authorisation under MiCAR for crypto-asset advice and order transmission. FinPlanet supported the notification.

Our comments with YPOG on the 2026 MaRisk amendment: delineation from MiCAR, proportionality, no duplication with DORA and clearer outsourcing rules.

BV&P Vermögen AG obtains MiCAR authorisation for crypto-asset portfolio management and order transmission. FinPlanet supported the notification.

Plutos Vermögensverwaltung AG completes its MiCAR notification and keeps offering crypto-assets as an asset class. FinPlanet supported the process.

AnCeKa Vermögensbetreuungs AG completes its MiCAR notification and adds crypto-assets to its wealth management offering. FinPlanet supported the process.

Sebastian Warnke, former Managing Director and COO of BSDEX, joins FinPlanet as Senior Expert for strategy and digital asset operating models.

Leading industry experts strengthen the leading consulting boutique for DLT-based business models

New look, same mission: FinPlanet starts the year with a revamped corporate identity and new website as a consultancy for DLT business models.

41% expect more than 20% of capital markets to be tokenised within three to five years: key results of our FSBC workshop with Cashlink.

FinPlanet supported V-Bank AG in its MiCAR notification to BaFin, one of the first German custodian banks to do so.

FinPlanet advised Cryptonow on its MiCAR license, the first EU crypto-asset service authorisation for a Swiss company.

Bullish Europe obtains BaFin authorisation under MiCAR for trading and custody across the EU. FinPlanet supported Bullish as sole consulting partner.

Marcel Kaiser joins FinPlanet: expert in digital assets, DeFi and blockchain risk management with experience in MiCAR compliance and go-to-market.

How mortgage lenders can win Bitcoin holders as clients without them having to sell their Bitcoin.

Survey of 30+ financial institutions: 59% expect euro stablecoins to catch up and 74% see growing importance of tokenised money market funds.

Tokenisation alone does not create liquidity: why repo, securities lending and collateral management are missing.

Florian Kertscher joins FinPlanet: 10+ years in IT compliance, IT risk management and information security in financial services, with a focus on DORA.

Fabian Schaum joins FinPlanet: fintech entrepreneur with 8+ years in crypto, capital markets and blockchain, including roles at Deutsche Börse Group.

FinPlanet supported Bullish, together with YPOG, in obtaining BaFin licenses for crypto custody, proprietary trading and principal brokerage in Germany.

FinPlanet and NOUMENA DIGITAL support AllUnity on its MiCAR-compliant euro stablecoin: product development, operations and e-money licence application.

MiCAR in brief: who needs an authorisation, which crypto-assets and services are covered and when does it apply? With Dr. Nick Wittek (Jones Day).

In our podcast, Prof. Dr. Olaf Zeitnitz, Dr. Dirk Sturz and Marius Bauer, CFA, discuss the revenue and efficiency potential of today's DLT business models.

Marius Bauer, CFA, becomes partner and managing director of FinPlanet GmbH, further expanding our consulting on DLT-based business models.

Which funds under the German Investment Code (KAGB) may invest in digital assets – an overview with Osborne Clarke.

In January 2024, the FAZ reported on our study with Cashlink and Marius Bauer, CFA, on the cost benefits of DLT for capital market infrastructures.

Up to 85% lower middle and back office costs by 2028: comparing the costs of a conventional bond and a crypto security.

On the BTC-ECHO Experts podcast, Dr. Dirk Sturz talks about how banks are overcoming their scepticism towards crypto-assets and what they need to get started.

Podcast “Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n Roll”: Dr. Dirk Sturz and Marius Bauer, CFA, discuss our study on the efficiency benefits of DLT in capital markets.

Sebastian Liebscher in a BitcoinBlog interview: where eWpG crypto securities save costs and why tokenised money and connected registers are missing.

Cashlink and FinPlanet combine tokenisation infrastructure and consulting: go-to-market strategy, target operating model and new product process.

Sebastian Liebscher in a fundview.de interview (2023): how banks and asset managers respond to eWpG, the DLT Pilot Regime and MiCAR – make, buy or partner?

In an interview with gi Geldinstitute, Sebastian Liebscher explains how FinPlanet supports banks from analysis to implementing new business areas.

FinPlanet and Primwerk join forces to build a unique expert platform for market entry strategies.

In a fundview.de interview (2022), Sebastian Liebscher explains why he founded FinPlanet and which DLT business models were in focus from the start.

