FinTech Guide 2026 : British Virgin Islands
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Carey Olsen
Carey Olsen is at the forefront of providing legal advice and solutions to our clients across the blockchain, digital asset and tokenisation sector in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Our technology lawyers embrace new challenges and opportunities and have advised on many innovative digital asset projects, including the launch of the first Bitcoin investment fund, the first Ethereum denominated fund, the world’s first digital asset exchange traded fund, as well as ground-breaking trading platforms, digital asset issuances, digital asset denominated insurance products, decentralised finance (DeFi) protocols and decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs).
Our advice includes digital/virtual asset and insurtech regulatory and licensing applications, company incorporations, financings, M&A, capital markets and transaction support, fund formation (both fiat and digital asset denominated), token and stablecoin issuances and regulation, corporate structuring, restructuring, migrations, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, data protection and GDPR, mining and pool agreements, taxation as well as regulatory investigations and dispute resolution.
As a full-service firm, we draw on specialists from across our corporate, banking and finance, investment fund, regulatory, private client, employment, litigation practices to advise on the wider elements of a transaction as needed.
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Carey Olsen's cross-jurisdictional FinTech practice advises clients on Bermuda, BVI, Cayman, Guernsey and Jersey law matters relating to regulatory and licensing, payments and data protection matters. Its multidisciplinary team also handles M&A deals, investment mandates and IP work.
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Carey Olsen advised Keyex on its successful application for registration as a virtual asset service provider under the British Virgin Islands Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, 2022.
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Carey Olsen's ability to combine technical understanding of emerging FinTech with practical corporate and regulatory solutions distinguishes the firm from peers.
Carey Olsen is by far one of the most professional and responsive firms in BVI and the Caymans. Moreover, they are one of the only firms that can move at the pace of US start-up law.
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Chris Duncan is head of Carey Olsen's BVI and Cayman FinTech practice. He advises FinTechs and industry-focused venture capital funds on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters, including VASP licensing procedures.
Chris stands out for his pragmatic approach to complex regulatory and corporate structuring issues, combining in-depth knowledge with commercial sense.
Chris is a fantastic practitioner and epitomises commerciality. There are few attorneys that I anticipate keeping in the Rolodex for decades, but Chris is one of the few.
Chris has a lot of connections and it is very seamless working with him.
Katrina Lindsay is a corporate counsel at Carey Olsen whose practice encompasses digital asset-related matters, particularly regarding regulatory advice.
Katrina is highly responsive and client-focused, with a thorough understanding of multi-jurisdictional corporate matters.
Katrina is an eager colleague, and a core member of the teams I've worked with.
FinTech Legal
FinTech Legal
Provided by Carey Olsen
Katrina Lindsay
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Practice area: FinTech Legal
Location: Cayman Islands
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