Piotr Ziolkowski Email & Phone Number

Poland

Running consulting boutique helping FinTech startups to grow in the regulatory environment and build their business strategies, main projects: UK - Depoway (https://depoway.com/en/): responsible for registration of the Polish originated fintech in the FCA as authrorized representative (EMD agent) of Modulor - https://register.fca.org.uk/s/firm?id=0014G00002bTWNwQAO and covering compliance and legal aspects of equity crowdfunding through Crowdcube platform Poland - Billon – working with the most renowned Polish blockchain FinTech operating in payments sector; assistance in obtaining the first E-money institution license in Poland; onboarding prepaid card provider, establishing business relations with financial infrastructure partners; establishing partnerships with banks and business partners;project for Polish Ministry of Finance and the Polish Financial Supervision Authority supported by the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The purpose of this project was to establish a legal and technology framework for developing the financial technology and supervisory technology sectors in Poland and developing a local regulatory sandbox. More info on the KNF websiteModerator and panelist at many FinTech conferences including: -> Warsaw Economic Forum (April 2019); -> ImpactCEE FinTech edition (November 2018; May 2020; October 2021); -> Payment Services in Open Banking Era (December 2018); or -> Fintech in the banking sector (September 2018)-> Digital Assets Conference orgizned by Cyferium.pl - panel on CBDCs - October 2023Active participant of: -> KPI Blockchain HUB – leader of nonprofit project related to on-line factoring services driven by public blockchain engine (01-07.2018) -> Ministry of Digital Affairs – member of the working group for distributed ledgers & blockchain (2019)

Cracow, Pl

Haptology aims to redefine the way people understand digital content as something that can be touched and felt. We create a personal ring with multimodal stimulation components, which ables to emulate the sense of touch. Haptology unlocks next generation of Human Computer Interaction (HCI).http://www.haptology.com

London, Gb

Consulant to EBRD in the project titled: "On a road to Financial Inclusion and Innovation - Policy Reform Project of Ministry of Finance and Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego (Polish Financial Supervisor Authority) supported by EBRD & the European Comission"Press release: The Polish Ministry of Finance and PFSA (KNF), with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, have commenced a project to establish legal and technology framework for developing the fintech and suptech sector in Poland. The consortium responsible for the project consists of Areto, FinTech Consultancy, IT9 and Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland. The general aim of the project will be to create both legal and technology framework for accelerating fintech development in Poland and to assist the Ministry of Finance and Polish Financial Supervision Authority (UKNF) respectively to develop innovative technological solutions within the Polish financial market, identifying and removing both legal as well as regulatory and supervisory constraints limiting technology advancement. It will also focus on providing recommendations in using innovative technology by the PFSA to support supervision competences over some market areas. The project will consider the spectrum of disruptive technologies, with special consideration of Distributed Ledger Technology, machine learning, advanced data analytics and cloud computing.The project is financed by the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support of the European Commission

Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Pl

Working for the most renowned Polish blockchain FinTech operating in the payments sector; assistance in obtaining the first E-money institution license in Poland; onboarding prepaid card provider, establishing business relations with financial infrastructure partners; establishing partnerships with banks and business partners

Vienna, At

Advising in many financing transactions; responsible for drafting, negotiating and executing facility and security documentation. On-going legal advice to banks and borrowers, including regulatory and compliance aspects. Responsible for attracting fintechs. Advising Lithuanian based fintech with offices in CEE/SEE countries.

London, Gb

Advising foreign and local clients (mainly on the banks' side) regarding: -> credit and security documentation in numerous financings (RE; M&A, assets acquisitions)-> preparing prospectus in IPOs of few State Treasury companies-> assisting bond issue transactions-> compliance advice to the banks.

Warszawa, Woj. Mazowieckie, Pl

Postgraduate Degree, Banking And Financial Support Services

Leadership Academy (Online Course)

Master Of Legal Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Post-Graduate Studies On Alternative Development Capital Sourcing, Financial Engineering And Value

Post-Graduate Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr/Sustainability)

Post-Graduate Studies On History Of Art

Scholarship, Law School

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