Diginex has appointed Thibault Verbiest as head of regulatory affairs for Europe and Africa.
In his new role, Verbiest will oversee the legal and compliance functions of the company in the region while managing its relations with regulators across Europe and Africa.
He joins from DS Avocats, where he created a department dedicated to fintech, digital banking and crypto-finance.
In addition, he recently participated in the blockchain policymaking of the French government, which included working on the first draft of the PACTE crypto-assets legislation.
Richard Byworth, CEO of Diginex, said: “We at Diginex are delighted to welcome Thibault Verbiest to our rapidly growing team. His significant expertise will play an important role in the expansion of our company’s footprint in Europe and globally. Verbiest brings a wealth of insights into the regulatory status of blockchain technology and its market applications. He is rightly recognised as a leading legal expert in the fintech space.”
Commenting on his appointment, Verbiest added: “This is a very exciting time to be joining Diginex. It is one of the few companies, if not the only company, targeting institutional investors that is capable of bringing together a set of complementary products and services to realise the full value of distributed ledger technology within financial markets.”
Earlier in November, Diginex announced the launch of its digital asset custody services offering, Digivault.
The offering will provide a vaulted cold storage solution for a range of digital asset holdings including blockchain and ethereum through its Kelvin offering.
