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FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies
FinTech Guide 2026 : Switzerland
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Walder Wyss has gained a large foot print in FinTech, blockchain matters, cryptocurrencies, e-money, paying services and related asset management and has continuously expanded its practice. Walder Wyss is regulatory advising well financial institutions and financial infrastructures as well as start-up companies and VCs in FinTech related transactions and is representing them in complex regulatory proceedings before the relevant regulatory authorities.
Lately, Walder Wyss has advised Deutsche Börse in all regulatory and corporate aspects of joint securities transactions in tokenized shares using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In order to execute the delivery versus payment transactions based on DLT, money in the form of cash tokens has been made available to the participants.
The Swiss Bankers Association has obtained Walder Wyss to issue an expert opinion on legal issues arising in the context of its new Cloud Guidelines – Guide to Secure Cloud Banking. Like the Swiss Bankers Association, Walder Wyss has reached the conclusion in its opinion that banks are permitted to use cloud services, including clouds from providers outside of Switzerland.
Thomas Müller and Michael Isler chair the yearly FinTech Seminar of the University of Zurich for five years.
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Walder Wyss advised Swiss FinTech Yokoy on its USD26 million Series A financing led by Left Lane Capital.
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The Walder Wyss team is very thorough and sophisticated in its advice.
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies respondentFinTechWalder Wyss has been very reasonable in its advice, and been both collaborative and commercial.
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Thomas Müller is a partner in Walder Wyss' banking and finance team. He often represents clients, including banks, insurers and start-ups, in regulatory matters. He has advised and managed a large number of e-money and payment services, cryptocurrency and blockchain projects.
Thomas Müller is fantastic. He is very realistic in his advice, a real team player and also a great contact for networking. He is attentive to the finer details and very knowledgeable.
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies respondentFinTechThomas is pragmatic, knowledgeable and also open minded and innovative in his solutions and opinions.
FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies respondentFinTechThomas is extremely capable. He is technical, commercial and very knowledgeable about the sector. He is straightforward and thorough and very good on the regulatory side of things.
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