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Dr. Wiehann Olivier
Partner | Head of FinTech and Digital Assets for Forvis Mazars South AfricaWiehann Olivier is a Partner at Forvis Mazars South Africa, where he leads both the FinTech & Digital Assets division and the Private Equity practice. He is a Registered Auditor with the IRBA and a qualified Chartered Accountant. Recognized for his thought leadership, Wiehann has been featured in numerous South African and international publications, television interviews, and online webinars for his expertise in FinTech, Digital Assets, and Private Equity.
Wiehann holds a PhD focused on assurance engagements for blockchain-based digital assets, an MSc in Blockchain and Digital Currencies, and also forms part of Forvis Mazars South Africa’s Innovation Committee. He has completed two executive programs: one on Blockchain Technologies at MIT and another on Artificial Intelligence at Oxford University. His experience in the FinTech, Digital Assets and Private Equity sectors includes consulting and assurance engagement services for VC and P/E funds, en commandite partnerships, digital asset exchanges, custodians, commercial banks, listed entities, OTC and arbitrage platforms, across-border payment and remittance platforms, traditional payment platforms and alternative asset investment funds in Germany, Hong Kong, Mauritius, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Singapore, the UAE, UK, and the US.
- https://www.forvismazars.com/za/en/services/audit-assurance/audit-of-cryptocurrency
