FinTech Guide 2026 : Cayman Islands
Ranked Individual
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.
Provided by Chambers
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. The firm's multidisciplinary team also handles M&A deals, investment mandates and IP work. In the Cayman Islands, it typically advises on fund formation and cryptocurrency matters.
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Carey Olsen's strengths are its local legal and crypto expertise and relationship with CIMA. The team is also approachable and easy to work with.
Carey Olsen solves complicated challenges with seemingly simple solutions.
Carey Olsen is super responsive and super commercial. They also have a good commercial mindset. They are good at explaining what the issues are from a regulatory perspective.
Provided by Chambers
Chris Duncan is a digital assets specialist in Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands team. He regularly advises crypto projects and DAOs on regulatory compliance and licensing matters, token issuances and early-stage funding.
Chris is one of the foremost experts in his field. He stands out as being top of class in providing advice and counsel to clients.
Chris Duncan is great. He is dual qualified across the Cayman Islands and BVI. It is a big help to have someone who can cover both jurisdictions.
Chris provides excellent client service and thoroughly understands our industry. His solutions are pragmatic and business-oriented, allowing for easy implementation by clients.
FinTech Legal
Provided by Carey Olsen
Chris Duncan
View profile of Chris DuncanFinTech 2026
Practice area: FinTech Legal
Location: British Virgin Islands
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