Stefan Stranzinger-Maier

Profile

As an expert in financial regulation, compliance and digitalisation, Stefan Stranzinger-Maier has 15 years of professional experience. He spent more than eight years at the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) in various roles: in the international department, representing the FMA in sub-committees of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), and later co-ordinating the FMA's representation at the European Central Bank's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). As an advisor to the FMA's Executive Board, he was involved in regulatory and supervisory decision-making, including compliance and AML issues. As deputy spokesperson, he handled press inquiries and a range of FMA publications.

His private sector experience includes more than five years at an Austrian FinTech company, where, as a product designer, he aligned aspects of software as varied as usability, regulatory compliance and software architecture. He also worked on data and operational security projects.

Stefan combines wide-ranging knowledge with in-depth expertise and focus. He holds an MSc in Political Economy from the University of Essex (honours) and is a certified Academic Financial Market Supervisor (WU Wien) as well as a certified AML expert (Austrian Standards).

Areas of expertise

• 01FinTech regulation, especially CASPs and digital advisory
• 02Digital resilience, ICT risk organisation and management
• 03AML and sanctions compliance
• 04Building efficient and effective compliance organisations, especially for small and mid-sized companies

Selected engagements & achievements

1. 01

   Supporting a crypto infrastructure company, as AMLO, in building a compliant service offer.

2. 02

   Supporting financial firms in implementing new sanctions compliance systems.

3. 03

   Supporting management boards (e.g. of CASPs) in passing fit & proper assessments.