Since 2014, he has been the chief state adviser at the Department of Banking Legislation. He represents the MF SR at an expert level in the preparatory working groups of the Commission and the Council of the EU for the area of deposit protection (EDIS and DGSD), payment services (instant payments, PSD2, PSD3/PSR, cross-border payments, digital euro, regulation of exchange fees, covered bonds (CBD ), banking legislation (CRR/CRD), problem loans (NPLs) and crypto-assets (MICA). It prepares domestic banking legislation and cooperates with other institutions, the public and the press. Prepares instructions and statements for superior authorities. He is a member of the Center for Financial Innovations, especially in the area of payments, th…

Juraj Forgács is the founder and CEO of Fumbi Network, the smart and safe cryptocurrency investment company. Juraj holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Economics in Bratislava. He worked for years as a financial analyst, manager and CFO, acquiring deep experience in the world of finance and business. Driven by his passion for new technologies, Juraj is constantly in search of fresh innovations in the world of cryptocurrencies.

Peter Pénzeš currently serves as the Head of the Cryptoassets and Innovations Department at the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS). He played a pivotal role in establishing the Innovation Hub in 2019 and the regulatory sandbox of NBS in 2022, overseeing their operations. His efforts are dedicated to enhancing the fintech ecosystem in Slovakia. In the past, he led various European working groups in the field of private pensions (PEP, IORP2), contributed to the development of financial consumer protection at NBS, participated in Slovakia's response to the financial crisis, and headed NBS departments responsible for crisis management and payment services and innovations. He holds a degree in law from universities in Bratislava (SK), Norw…

He has been a financial professional for almost 30 years, moving through several positions to take on his current role as Account Development Manager/Head of IGT's Slovak branch. His teaching career has also deepened his theoretical knowledge in corporate finance and organizational behavior. For more than 10 years he has been trading in the financial markets and investing in equities and cryptos especially Bitcoin.