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Have you met our amazing Chief Compliance Officer, Angela Nightingale? If you've been in the Cayman Islands long enough, you probably have! Angela is a highly regarded and experienced compliance professional with 19 years of experience, focused primarily on funds, AML and regulatory compliance. At Marfire and Autonomous, Angela leverages her extensive expertise to ensure we accurately assess and address our risk areas. She also assists us in navigating the complexities of the regulatory regime in Cayman. We are thrilled to have her on board! 👏

Have you met our amazing Chief Compliance Officer, Angela Nightingale? If you've been in the Cayman Islands long enough, you probably have! Angela is a highly regarded and experienced compliance professional with 19 years of experience, focused primarily on funds, AML and regulatory compliance. At Marfire and Autonomous, Angela leverages her extensive expertise to ensure we accurately assess and address our risk areas. She also assists us in navigating the complexities of the regulatory regime in Cayman. We are thrilled to have her on board! 👏

Autonomous is excited to attend Consensus in Austin, Texas from 29-31 May, 2024. We'd be delighted to connect with you while we're there, please reach out to Wildri Roodt and Robin Mitchell CA(SA), CGMA(CIMA), CFI Candidate. #crypto #digitalassets #cryptocurrency #blockchain #nfts #web3

***BIG NEWS!*** Marfire has the pleasure of announcing our new #Director ~ Sarah E Wheeler! Sarah practised as a lawyer for 12 years before joining the U.K. regulator (the FSA), and has most recently served as the Head of the Anti-Money Laundering Division at the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA). Through Sarah's work at the FCA, in 2015 her department was tasked with finalising the new AML/CFT regulations for virtual asset service providers (#VASPs). She worked closely with overseas regulators and U.K. Government stakeholders such HM Treasury. More recently at CIMA, Sarah helped establish the AML/CFT supervisory regime for VASPs in Cayman and was responsible for enforcement actions against potential VASPs as well as contributing to multiple successful VASP registrations. She also prepared the first AML/CFT risk assessment of VASPs in Cayman and also helped establish a methodology for assessing and collecting Travel Rule information. Sarah is a passionate supporter of innovation and in the #Web3 space and believes the #Cayman Islands is the ideal location to support top tier, #blockchain-driven business and #DAOs. At Marfire, Sarah will serve as a Director where she’ll be providing independent directorship services to foundation companies / DAOs, funds, and OpCo’s who have a web3 strategy. Please reach out if you would like to connect with Sarah!

Well-spent morning at the FSI seminar on Preparing for Onsite CIMA Inspections with Fiona Brennan! 🌟 The advice provided was both insightful and reassuring. At Marfire we understand that regulatory compliance is not just good for business, it's also beneficial for the jurisdiction. 🌍 Huge shout-out to the fantastic panelists who shared their expertise! 🙌 Special thanks to Róisín Liddy-Murphy and Dara Keogh for their valuable contributions. 🌟 And, of course, kudos to Cayman Islands Monetary Authority for participating in such an informative and impactful event! 👏 Can't wait to apply these learnings to our work. #CIMA #RegulatoryCompliance #Inspections #ProfessionalDevelopment

Autonomous is proud to announce that Robin Mitchell CA(SA), CGMA(CIMA), CFI Candidate has joined the team! Robin joins us after consulting & advising several ‘top 100’ marketcap crypto projects, bringing on board a wide range of skills including crowdfunding /capital raising, business development as well as serving as an advisor for marketing/community management. Robin entered into the world of Crypto in 2016, navigating through various narratives within the space, ranging from ICO’s and hard forks through to #DeFi and #NFT’s. Robin has spent most of his professional career in a Big 4 accounting firm, specializing in the financial services sector. He has audited multiple international banks, broker dealers and asset managers listed across several international stock exchanges, including: NYSE, LSE and the JSE. Robin is based out of Cape Town and has been charged with setting up a larger presence for Autonomous in Cape Town. Watch this space!

@Autonomous is proud to announce its newest team member Philip A. Bildner! Philip is our new Strategy & Operations Manager focused on project management for our foundation clients. Philip started off his career with the NFL and joined the private investment funds group at Proskauer after graduating from Harvard Law School. He later joined the #crypto space in Puerto Rico where he worked for Pantera Capital and co-founded a crypto fund. Philip enjoys learning about CBDCs, studying geopolitics, and is a master of travel hacks! Welcome to the team! 🚀

Autonomous is excited to announce Theo Louw's attendance at Pragma London and DAS London from March 14th – 20th, 2024. If you're around and would like to connect, please reach out to Theo! #web3 #crypto #cryptocurrency #blockchain #blockchaintechnology #digitalassets

Marfire is so proud to be the #champions of the Blockchain Association of the Cayman Islands #cryptoweek Pickleball tournament! It was a fierce battle, but the team fought hard and came out tops in the end. Congrats Ogier and HIGHVERN who were exceptional competition! Wildri Roodt Oliver Bell Edward Noyons Michael Hurn

Autonomous is thrilled to announce the hire of our new office assistant. He brings a wealth of knowledge within the AI space and we look forward to the value he will bring to our office.