Radoslav Albrecht is a Berlin-based CEO and Founder of Bitbond, an infrastructure provider and expert in asset tokenization and digital assets. He is also a Member of the Supervisory Board for the University of Witten/Herdecke. ^[1][5]

Education

Albrecht attended the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt where he studied Business Administration and Management, General from 2003 to 2005. Afterward, he attended the University of Warwick as a visiting student in Business/Managerial Economics until 2006. In 2009, he graduated from the University of Witten/Herdecke with a Master's degree in Economics or Business/Managerial Economics. ^[2]

Career

Radoslav Albrecht began his career as an Intern at Detecon International GmbH in 2006. In 2007, he served as an Analyst Intern at Analyst Intern at Greenhill & Co. and then he was hired as an Analyst in Deutsche Bank. ^[3][6]

In 2009, he joined Roland Berger Strategy Consultants as a Senior Consultant where he was responsible for restructuring and strategy consulting projects in financial and manufacturing industries until December 2012. He serves as a Member of the Supervisory Board for the University of Witten/Herdecke. ^[3]

Albrecht founded Bitbond in 2013 and serves as the CEO of the company. Bitbond supports its users with leading tokenization infrastructure and expertise. The company conducted Germany's first Security Token Offering with a BaFin-approved prospectus in 2019, pioneering the way financial markets work.
It also raised over EUR 12 million in equity and debt financing. ^[4]

Talks

Alongside being a founder and CEO of Bitbond, Albrecht is a frequent speaker at conferences about financial innovation and financial inclusion. ^[7]

Crypto Assets Conference

At the Crypto Assets conference held in October 2020 at Frankfurt, Radoslav Albrecht provided industry insights discussing the growing importance of tokenized securities in capital markets, emphasizing the need for faster and more efficient asset settlement processes. ^[8]

He discussed how Bitbond plays a key role by providing software solutions for regulated financial institutions. The platform supports digital asset custody, asset tokenization, and on-chain payments, offering a complete end-to-end tokenization solution. Examples like Manchester Underheight and Click on demonstrate the real-world applications of Bitbond's technology, which significantly reduces processing times and enhances market accessibility for various assets, including bonds, equities, and real estate. ^[8]

Furthermore, Albrecht highlighted the importance of regulatory compliance in adopting digital asset solutions. Bitbond's white-label software-as-a-service model ensures compatibility with strict financial regulations, enabling institutions to offer innovative digital asset services to their clients. As the market moves towards digital and tokenized forms of traditional assets, Bitbond aims to empower banks and financial institutions to adapt efficiently, positioning itself as a crucial player in the evolving landscape of capital markets. ^[8]

NOAH Conference

At the NOAH conference in 2017, Albrecht introduced the company as the first global lending marketplace for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), addressing a $2 trillion funding gap identified by the World Bank. He explained how Bitbond's competitive advantage lay in its international scale and innovative use of blockchain, which differentiates it from other players who only serve limited markets. ^[9]

TokenExpo

In September 2023, Albrecht joined Ali Tanveer in an interview on TokenExpo to discuss the implications, challenges, and the future of blockchain in the banking sector and also tokenization on Public Blockchain. ^[10]

Albrecht discussed Bitbond's role in advancing tokenization technology for financial institutions. He detailed a collaboration with ABN Amro, where the bank issued tokenized corporate bonds using Bitbond's technology. The project began with an internal pilot to address the technical and legal aspects of tokenization, culminating in a successful real-world issuance of a €400,000 bond for APOC, an aviation parts company, with institutional investors involved. ^[10]

Albrecht emphasized the growing potential of tokenization in capital markets and Bitbond's commitment to supporting diverse blockchain solutions through their "Token Tool" product. ^[10]