Raphael Fritsch

Raphael Fritsch currently serves as Vice President of Fixed Income Sales at BayernLB, a position held since January 2024, focusing on sales to regional bank treasuries and implementing tokenization. Prior to this role, Raphael was the Institutional Sales Lead at Cashlink, where the emphasis was on integrating regulated tokenization into the European financial landscape from June 2023 to January 2024. From April 2021 to June 2023, Raphael held the title of Head of Crypto Trading Operations & Custody at Bitpanda and also served as the deputy head of the Traditional Finance Team. Earlier experience includes roles as a Cryptocurrency Trader and in Business Development & Investor Relations at Bitwala, contributing to a successful Series B funding round. Raphael's professional journey began at BayernLB, where the initial role was Associate in Fixed Income Sales, following a dual study program and overall traineeship. Educational qualifications include a Master of Science in International Finance from The Berlin School of Economics and Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration - Banking and Finance from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University.