Fintech Infrastructure - From Central Banking to Bitcoin
Infrastructure engineering and independent technical advisory for regulated financial systems.
Traditional Finance Infrastructure
CI/CD for trading platforms at the Bank for International Settlements. SRE platform engineering for a FINMA-regulated crypto bank. Database architecture work at Ericsson. I have spent years working inside regulated environments where uptime, security, and operational discipline are critical.
Experience across regulated institutions including: BIS, Sygnum Bank, Ericsson
Bitcoin & Crypto Infrastructure
In Bitcoin since 2010. I focus on reliability, routing infrastructure, and the operational reality of Bitcoin systems. Today I write and analyze Bitcoin infrastructure as Editor in Chief of Lightning.News.
Typical situations:
- Custody platforms under regulatory review
- Lightning routing infrastructure requiring high reliability
- Financial institutions evaluating Bitcoin infrastructure
- Bitcoin companies scaling into regulated environments
Selected engagements
Examples of infrastructure work and technical workshops.
BIS, Basel
CI/CD and platform engineering for Front Arena trading infrastructure.
Sygnum Bank, Zürich
SRE platform engineering for a FINMA-regulated crypto bank.
Bank Vontobel
Workshop on Bitcoin and Lightning Network infrastructure for a team at Bank Vontobel.
Financial Infrastructure & Operations
Independent technical advisory for trading platforms, custody systems, and regulated fintech infrastructure.
Bridge Between Bitcoin and Traditional Finance
I help financial institutions understand how Bitcoin infrastructure fits within regulated financial environments.
Independent Technical Reviews
Technical due diligence and architecture reviews before major infrastructure decisions.
Get in touch
Contact me if:
- You are building financial infrastructure under regulatory pressure
- You need a bridge between engineering, compliance, and management
- You want an independent technical review before committing resources
- Reliability, security, or operational complexity is becoming a problem