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Romain Swertvaeger

EY Luxembourg Partner, Fintech Leader

Expert in e-commerce, Fintech and blockchain. Passionate about building relationships and developing new talents.

Romain joined EY Luxembourg in 2009 and is Partner and Fintech Leader. Through his years with the firm, he worked on TMT and Fintech clients with a strong focus on payments and crypto currencies.

Romain is réviseur d’entreprises agréé as well as member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is a regular speaker at various events and has authored several articles in local major publications.

Romain holds a Master degree in finance and accounting from EM Strasbourg.

How Romain is building a better working world

Behaving with integrity and building relationships is key to build a better working world. Romain is also building a better working world by coaching, teaming, and investing in our people.

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Everything you need to know about payment service providers in Europe and Luxembourg

Our comprehensive brochure, available in English and Chinese, delves into the importance of Payment Institutions (PIs) and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), explaining their roles, regulatory frameworks, and the benefits they offer over traditional banks.

20 Dec 2024 Romain Swertvaeger +2

MiCA's Full Effect Drops: Take the Next Step into EU Financial Digitalization

December 30 not only marks the upcoming new year, but also brings the second part of the EU’s MiCA Regulation into effect. Consequently, 2025 will greet industries with requirements around CASP licensing and market abuse prevention, aimed at strengthening and legitimizing the European crypto-asset market. As Bitcoin has breached the USD 100,000 cap, investors and financial institutions (FIs) are once again turning their attention to crypto-related products, making MiCA's timing ideal.

18 Dec 2024 Romain Swertvaeger +1

Stratégie de l’UE en finance numérique : quelles perspectives de succès ?

Stratégie de l’UE en finance numérique : quelles perspectives de succès ?

16 Feb 2024 Dorian Rigaud +1

Web3 funds: what are the perspectives?

Undoubtedly 2021 and early 2022 have seen the rise of Web3 – the third generation of the world wide web, open and decentralized – and funds dedicated to it, with investors putting around USD 94 billion worldwide into Web3 projects , most of this since 2021.

22 Nov 2023 Romain Swertvaeger

How are asset servicers progressing in their digitalization efforts?

.How are asset servicers progressing in their digitalization efforts?

20 Jun 2023 Ajay Bali +3

Getting up to speed with Europe’s “crypto regulation”

Getting up to speed with Europe’s “crypto regulation”

16 Dec 2022 Romain Swertvaeger +1

10 questions sparked by MiCAR

All you need to know about the new regulation impacting cryptos expected to apply in 2024.

14 Dec 2022 Romain Swertvaeger +4

Potential transfer pricing implications of the upcoming MiCA Regulation for crypto-asset service providers

Crypto-asset service proviers (CASPs) have received large investments to support their growth, and consequently the value of that business has been subject to a significant increase over the last years, drawing the attention of public, governmental institutions and regulators.

16 Nov 2022 Eduardo Medina +1

What will the future hold for crypto funds?

The last weeks have been tough for the crypto-currency market and its investors: Bitcoin dropped by more than 50% since November 2021 and the world has witnessed the crash of the Luna coin and its blockchain Terra in May.

17 Jun 2022 Laurent Capolaghi +1
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