Quantoz Appoints Van Klaarbergen as General Counsel to Strengthen Compliance

Quantoz Payments, a Netherlands-based fintech company, has announced the appointment of Arjen Van Klaarbergen as its new General Counsel. This strategic move comes as the company continues to expand its regulatory-compliant product offerings. Van Klaarbergen, a qualified lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in financial services and digital assets, brings a wealth of expertise to Quantoz.

Van Klaarbergen joins Quantoz from Binance, where he served as the Head of Legal for the EU and UK. During his tenure at Binance, he dealt with some of the most complex legal challenges in the digital asset, blockchain, and Web3 sectors. Prior to his role at Binance, Van Klaarbergen held positions at the banking platform IBANXS and at NautaDutilh, one of the Netherlands’ leading law firms. At NautaDutilh, he advised extensively on financial regulation and corporate governance, gaining deep expertise in anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, and fraud.

The appointment of Van Klaarbergen follows Quantoz’s November 2024 launch of MiCAR-compliant stablecoins — EURQ and USDQ — pegged to the euro and US dollar, respectively. These stablecoins are designed to enable secure and regulated transfers in secondary markets and across cryptocurrency exchanges. Van Klaarbergen’s regulatory experience is expected to strengthen Quantoz’s legal and compliance framework as it navigates an increasingly regulated digital finance landscape.

Commenting on the appointment, Arnoud Star Busmann, CEO of Quantoz Payments, expressed his enthusiasm. “It is great to have someone of Arjen’s calibre and experience join Quantoz as our General Counsel. Having worked at the world’s largest digital asset exchange, he has been at the forefront of the ever-changing legal and regulatory landscape. This will put us in a very strong position to grow and expand our markets as we continue to see our regulatory compliant stablecoins become widely adopted. Arjen’s decision to come and join our team is further testimony to the market leadership position that Quantoz is carving out.”