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Provided by Galyna Podoprikhina
Galyna Podoprikhina is a Senior Associate at WH Partners, forming part of the FinTech, Intellectual Property and Gaming & Gambling teams. Galyna advises a diverse clientele, including crypto-assets service providers, fintech companies, and gaming and gambling entities. She provides strategic counsel on licensability, assists with licence applications, and conducts thorough reviews of policies, procedures, and documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Together with the team, Galyna also conducts various trainings on crypto-assets regulatory framework.
- FinTech legal and regulatory advisory
- Crypto‑assets regulatory framework and VFA licensing
- Licencing applications and regulatory authorisations
- Compliance reviews of policies, procedures and documentation
- Strategic business model optimisation within financial regulatory environments
- Intellectual property matters (including digital assets & NFTs)
- Gaming & gambling law matters
Galyna authored an article on MiCA’s new competence standards relevant to CASP staff and regulatory frameworks in 2026. She also contributed to discussions on IP rights and NFTs, demonstrating expertise in digital assets.
- Crypto‑asset service providers (CASPs)
- Fintech companies and start‑ups
- Virtual financial assets (VFA) licence‑holders
- Gaming & gambling entities
- Clients seeking advice on regulatory compliance, licencing and operational frameworks
- Assisting clients with obtaining VFA and financial services licences issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA).
- Providing ongoing regulatory advice and compliance support to one of the largest institutional crypto brokers and other financial licence holders.
- Advising on optimising fintech business models to align with complex regulatory frameworks.
- Speaking on blockchain applications in real estate at the Property in the Med Summit in Malta (focusing on legal, regulatory and tech risks).
- FinTech & financial services law
- Virtual Financial Assets (VFAs) and crypto‑assets regulation
- Electronic money and CASP licensing
- Regulatory compliance frameworks
- Intellectual property and digital asset rights
- Gaming & gambling regulatory law
- Blockchain technology legal applications
Malta - Her work regularly intersects with EU regulatory frameworks given the EU’s fintech directives and Maltese alignment with MiCA and VFA Rulebooks
English, Ukranian, Russian
Erasmus University Rotterdam
LL.M. in Commercial Law (Maritime & Transport Law)
University of Malta
Master of Advocacy
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Galyna Podoprikhina is an associate at WH Partners. She specialises in FinTech, gaming and gambling work, and intellectual property. She regularly assists FinTech clients with obtaining Maltese virtual financial assets licences.
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Galyna Podoprikhina is very approachable, she's always willing to talk things through with you. She is very helpful. I enjoyed working with her.
Galyna Podoprikhina is fantastic, very knowledgeable and technical.
Galyna Podoprikhina is very approachable, she's always willing to talk things through with you. She is very helpful. I enjoyed working with her.
Galyna Podoprikhina is fantastic, very knowledgeable and technical.
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Knowledge as an Asset: MiCA’s New Competence Standards
On 28 January 2026, ESMA issued its MiCA Guidelines on knowledge and competence. For CASPs and authorisation applicants, these are not background rules but operational requirements shaping staffing models, HR frameworks and supervisory engagement.
Knowledge as an Asset: MiCA’s New Competence Standards
On 28 January 2026, ESMA issued its MiCA Guidelines on knowledge and competence. For CASPs and authorisation applicants, these are not background rules but operational requirements shaping staffing models, HR frameworks and supervisory engagement.