Dr. rer. pol. Stefan Neumann

Stefan Neumann is a lecturer in the Competence Center Banking and Finance at the Institute for Finance and Law. He specializes in digital assets and compliance issues. He has over 20 years of experience in banking, where he has held senior management positions and worked on various strategic projects in Switzerland and abroad. His focus was on compliance, anti-money laundering and most recently compliance risk & controls. Prior to this, he worked for global Big-5 consulting firms in Germany and Switzerland. Stefan holds a Master degree in Industrial Engineering and a PhD from the Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Area of Expertise

• Blockchain and Digital Assets
• Compliance Management
• Financial Crime Compliance

Education

• Certified Anti-Money Laundry Specialist (ACAMS)
• Certified Master Black Belt (Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC & DMEDI)
• PhD in Economic & Social Sciences, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany
• Master in Industrial Engineering, Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany

Professional Experience

• Member of Senior Management of a Global Swiss Bank, Leading global strategic projects, focus on Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Compliance, and Digital Assets
• Senior Management Consultant at a global Big-5 Consulting Firm
• Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute for Applied Industrial Management and Corporate Strategy at Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany
• Founder and CEO of a software development and consulting company

Teaching Experience

• Innovative Management in Banking
• Compliance and Regulation in Banking
• Blockchain, Crypto & Digital Assets

Projects

• Swiss Fintech Innovations (SFTI): Vision of a Tokenized Finance

Books and Research Monographs

• NEUMANN, S., EGLOFF, P., TURNES, E. (2024). Blockchain in Finance (1 ed.). Elsevier.
• NEUMANN, S. (1996). Einsatz von Interactive Video im computerunterstützten universitären Unterricht (1 ed.). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang Verlag.

Presentations

• NEUMANN, S. (2024). Compliance Challenges for Banks in Crypto and Digital Assets. Digital Assets Switzerland.
• NEUMANN, S. (2024). Crypto & Digital Assets: Compliance Challenges for Banks - Examples from the Practice. Digital Assets Switzerland.