Groundbreaking innovations like blockchain, smart contracts, and crypto-assets have captured global attention, disrupting traditional industries and transforming how we transact, store data, and establish trust.

Blockchain and cryptocurrencies have significant potential to also change the traditional global financial system.  Given the regulatory complexity of the financial sector, some countries have introduced sandboxes – special legal arrangements that allow new ideas to be tested on the market without having to comply with general legislation and without having to apply for licences at the outset.

Financial institutions are exploring how the distributed ledger technology can streamline and improve their processes while offering new products and services.  While cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are the most high-profile applications of these technologies, the range of potential uses extends far beyond and includes inter alia trade execution, settlement systems, trade finance, supply chain management, asset registration, identity management (including anti-money laundering and know your client purposes), and corporate governance.

INLESO AG offers a wide range of services in the focus area of blockchain and FinTech, catering to both established financial institutions and start-ups.  With our experience in analysing, managing, and mitigating legal and regulatory risks related to distributed ledgers, blockchains, smart contracts as well as cryptocurrencies we help our clients to successfully overcome the challenges associated with their various new blockchain-related business models.