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Taurus
Taurus is the trusted partner for regulated financial institutions, delivering seamless and innovative solutions for trading, custody, asset servicing, and...
Taurus
Taurus is the trusted partner for regulated financial institutions, delivering seamless and innovative solutions for trading, custody, asset servicing, and digital asset issuance. It offers enterprise-grade custody, tokenization, and trading solutions through a fully integrated, modular platform. The firm builds next-generation capital markets infrastructure that is secure, compliant, and scalable.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2018
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Switzerland
City
Malvern
Corporate office
Geneva, Switzerland
Principals
Sébastien Dessimoz
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Lamine Brahimi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Oren-Olivier Puder
Co-Founder & Chairman
Dr. Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Co-Founder and Chief Security Officer
Dr. Nicolas Bonvin
Chief Technology Officer
Victor Busson
CMO and Head of Strategic Partnerships
Sébastien Pasche
VP Engineering
Francois Aegerter
Chief Finance Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Vassili Lavrov
Head of Product - Infrastructure
Yann Isola
Head of Product - Trading
Jean-Blaise Conne
Member of the board
Geoffroy De Ridder
Member of the board
Christian Gellerstad
Member of the Board
Rani Jabban
Member of the board
Salvatore Iacangelo
Senior Advisor
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Is Taurus an asset manager or a technology provider?
Taurus is a technology provider, not an asset manager. It sells enterprise software that financial institutions use to custody, issue, and trade digital assets. The firm does not manage discretionary portfolios; its revenues come from platform licensing and related services rather than management fees.
How does Taurus custody digital assets?
Through Taurus-PROTECT, a custody platform that supports hot, warm, and cold storage with hardware security modules. The firm claims banks can trade directly from cold storage without exposing private keys, a design that avoids the standard separation between custody and settlement infrastructure.
What is Taurus-NETWORK and who participates?
Taurus-NETWORK is an interbank settlement and collateral management system connecting banks, exchanges, and liquidity providers. It operates on both on-chain and fiat payment networks and is structured so that no single operator introduces counterparty risk—settlement flows are distributed across participants.
Which financial institutions use Taurus?
Publicly named clients include Deutsche Bank, CACEIS, and Misyon Bank. The firm states it serves systemic banks in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, as well as neobanks, broker-dealers, fintechs, and financial-market infrastructures.
What asset classes does the Taurus platform cover?
The platform spans three categories: cryptocurrencies (custody, staking, and trading), tokenized securities (equity, debt, funds, and structured products), and digital currencies (stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs). Taurus' smart-contract coverage is blockchain-agnostic and supports both EVM and non-EVM chains.
How is Taurus regulated and audited?
Taurus is supervised by FINMA, the Swiss financial regulator, and is subject to DORA requirements within the EU. It holds ISO 27001 and ISAE 3402 Type II certifications and states that it undergoes Big Four audit scrutiny.
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