Why we founded FinPlanet

Original: Tim Habicht, “Duo vom Bankhaus von der Heydt gründet Beratungsboutique mit Krypto-Fokus”, fundview.de, 27 September 2022 (in German)

In September 2022, fundview.de spoke with Sebastian Liebscher about the founding of FinPlanet. Liebscher and Maximilian Ludwig had previously built up the digital banking and crypto business at Bankhaus von der Heydt. With FinPlanet, they set out to support banks and other regulated financial service providers in building new business areas, with a 360-degree view and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Even then, the focus was on DLT-based business models: a DLT trading and settlement system under the DLT Pilot Regime, setting up crypto brokerage and crypto custody, and building a complete German company for a US client.

Key takeaways

• DLT can make the infrastructure of the financial system more efficient and transparent.
• New business areas usually go hand in hand with a licence application; strategy, organisation and regulation belong together.
• Regulatory review also belongs in investors' due diligence.

Read the full interview on fundview.de (in German)