The new chief joins from Cashlink client V-Bank, where he worked as head of digital assets up until October last year.
Raphael Neuberger has succeeded Dorette Daume as chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO) at token-based capital markets infrastructure provider Cashlink.
Founded by CEO Michael Duttlinger in 2016, Cashlink helps businesses and financial institutions move traditional investments, like bonds, funds and certificates, into a fully digital format using blockchain technology.
With a suite of tools for issuing, managing, and settling digital securities, the company operates under German financial regulations as a licensed crypto securities registrar and custodian.
Daume has served as COO and CFO of Cashlink since July 2020. In a statement to FinTech Futures, Cashlink says Daume is “leaving the company at her own request to begin a new chapter in Switzerland”, adding that she “remains invested” in the business.
Duttlinger tells FinTech Futures that this decision by Daume was “taken in full alignment, and we part ways on very good terms”, commending her leadership in “an important and significant role”.
This role has now been filled by Neuberger, who moves from V-Bank, a custodian bank for asset managers, where he had served as head of digital assets up until October last year. V-Bank is listed as a client on Cashlink’s website, alongside the likes of Metzler Bank, KfW, Helaba, and Bankhaus Scheich.
Duttlinger says the new chief brings “a strong background in regulated banking and digital assets”, and will now work to scale Cashlink “across Europe”.
This endeavour is currently being funded by C3 Venture Capital, seed + speed, Panta Rhei, DEWB, TX Ventures, Futury Capital and BMH Hessen, which helped Cashlink close a Series A funding round “in the mid-seven-figure range” in 2023, according to a statement at the time.
