June 26, UVCA and Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine gathered together for the invitation-only breakfast with Swiss experts, representatives of the government (NBU, NSSMC), investors and fintech companies to talk about the cryptocurrency regulation, best practices from Switzerland, Ukrainian reality & needs as well as various views and approaches.

During the breakfast participants discussed the cryptocurrency regulation, best practices from Switzerland (Sandbox, Fintech License, Payment Systems, Securities Tokens, Taxation of Crypto Assets, etc.) with the representatives of the government, fintech companies, UVCA members (investment funds, law firms, etc.) and Swiss experts, in particular:

• André Guedel, Head of International HQs Cluster KPMG Switzerland

• Lars Schlichting, Leading Crypto Lawyer in Switzerland, CEO of Poseidon Group

• Jean-Francois Groff, Founder of Switzerland’s most popular electronic payment system - Twint

• Denner Reiner, Partner KPMG Switzerland

It was a great opportunity to find out the insights from experts that are directly related to fintech in Switzerland, raise and discuss possibility to cooperation and network.

UVCA would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Swiss Embassy for the warm welcome on the Swiss territory as well as the productive and insightful discussion!