Nicky is the Senior Partner at XReg Consulting and aformer regulator with over 20 years of experience in crypto and financialservices. He leads XReg’s expansion across the Americas, focusing on LatinAmerica and the Caribbean. Since founding XReg, Nicky has advised governmentsand international bodies on developing risk-based, outcomes-orientedcryptoasset regulatory frameworks.
Before XReg, Nicky worked at the Gibraltar FinancialServices Commission (GFSC), where he was responsible for authorising andsupervising banks, investment firms, and payment institutions and bureaux. In2014, he became Risk Manager, leading the implementation of the GFSC’senterprise risk management framework.
Appointed Head of Risk and Innovation in 2017, Nickyplayed a key role in launching the world’s first regulatory framework for firmsusing distributed ledger technology (DLT). He ensured the GFSC’s operationalreadiness and supervised the new sector, helping to position Gibraltar as aglobal hub for Virtual Asset Service Providers
