Mikael is a serial fintech entrepreneur, researcher, and philanthropist, and the founder of five
international startups. He founded SFTY.AI (RegTech for regulators, AML/CFT) and AiXL8 (AI R&D Hub
& Accelerator). Over the past seven years, Mikael has advised regulators and central banks across
multiple jurisdictions on crypto-asset policy, supervision, and market integrity. Mikael builds bridges
between policy and product, empowering safer, more transparent digital finance for governments and
industry across emerging markets worldwide.