The Challenges of ‘Permissionless’ at the Institutional Level

Prior to joining Fnality, Fletcher spent the last 25 years working in regulatory reform and post-trade services for a number of global financial institutions

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Angus Fletcher, senior commercial and regulatory advisor, Fnality; Source: Blockworks

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In this video, Blockworks’ Senior Editor Macauley Peterson chatted with Angus Fletcher, senior commercial and regulatory advisor, Fnality, at Blockworks Digital Asset Summit in London to talk about the challenges institutions will face when it comes to a permissionless financial system of the future.

Prior to joining Fnality, Fletcher spent the last 25 years working in regulatory reform and post-trade services for a number of global financial institutions; Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, SWIFT, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. He has been and continues to be an industry advocate for change and improvement.

Watch the full interview below.


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