Ben is a Partner in Oliver Wyman’s Global Financial Services practice and Digital Assets platform, based in London. He joined Oliver Wyman in 2011 and was promoted to Partner at the end of 2016. He has led a broad range of assignments for leaders of Corporate & Institutional banks and native digital assets players in Europe, the US, and Asia. He specialises in risk management in capital markets and digital assets, helping traditional financial institution clients push into new products and services, and native digital asset players to adapt to the evolving global regulatory environment.
A crypto asset is entirely secured by a private key, so it is essential to protect this. In traditional transactions, if you forget your online banking login you can call your bank. With cryptocurrency accounts, no one else has access to your private key and there is no recourse if you lose it.