FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
FinTech Guide 2025 : Switzerland
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Email address
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+41 44 420 19 20About
Provided by Künzi Hess MacNab Attorneys at Law
Künzi Hess MacNab offers advice in civil law and regulatory matters for start ups, financial institutions, banks and financial service providers, covering, amongst others, the following topics:
- DLT, Blockchain, FinTech
- Digital Economy (E-Payment Solutions, E-Money, Digital Assets and Crypto Currency)
- Prevention of Money Laundering
- Banking Law and Capital Markets Law
- Financial Market Infrastructures Law (Trading, Clearing, Settlement, Payments)
- Collective Investment Schemes
- Structured Products
- Asset management
- Suitability & appropriateness procedures
- Financing
Chambers Review
Künzi Hess MacNab Attorneys at Law is a boutique practice specialising in financial services regulatory matters. It has strong capabilities in cryptocurrency, including DeFi, as well as digital payments, online savings and investment platforms and InsurTech.
Work Highlights
- Künzi Hess MacNab advised Swiss Stable Coin regarding the structuring and implementation of a fully collateralised Swiss Franc stablecoin.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Künzi Hess MacNab has a profound knowledge of FinTech and a comprehensive understanding of Swiss regulations. The team always sees the bigger picture."
"Künzi Hess MacNab's advice is theoretically grounded and based on solid experience."
"The Künzi Hess MacNab team provides quick, practical and usable feedback."
"Künzi Hess MacNab has a profound knowledge of FinTech and a comprehensive understanding of Swiss regulations. The team always sees the bigger picture."
"Künzi Hess MacNab's advice is theoretically grounded and based on solid experience."
"The Künzi Hess MacNab team provides quick, practical and usable feedback."
Notable Practitioners
Martin Hess is respected for his expertise in FinTech matters and advises start-ups as well as financial institutions.
"Martin Hess is a very solution-oriented lawyer with really profound expertise. He is one of the voices of the blockchain industry in Switzerland."
"Martin is attentive to detail and he has great experience and knowledge."
My Chau Bachelard specialises in banking and financial markets law. Within FinTech, she advises established companies as well as start-ups and financial institutions on regulatory and contractual matters including AML compliance.
"My Chau is extremely knowledgeable."