Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Stephanos
Stephanos Ayiomamitis is a partner in the Limassol office of Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC, promoted to partner in January 2024. Admitted to the Cyprus Bar in 2012, he advises electronic money institutions, crypto-asset service providers and virtual-asset businesses, drawing on earlier experience as a compliance officer working with AML rules and CySEC supervision. He won a Mondaq Thought Leadership Award in fintech in autumn 2023 and is listed as a key lawyer by the Legal 500.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC (Limassol), partner since January 2024
- Admitted to the Cyprus Bar, 2012
- Mondaq Thought Leadership Award — Fintech (Autumn 2023)
- Legal 500 — listed key lawyer
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Stephanos's practice (Cyprus · MiCA CASP, Crypto custody, Crypto AML, Non-EU crypto).
EU jurisdictional comparison
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Cyprus vs Malta · CASP comparison
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DORA · ICT operational resilience
DORA ICT Resilience Plan for CASPs: What 2026 Requires
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CASP conduct and marketing · MiCA rules
MiCA Conduct and Marketing Rules for CASPs: The Full Cluster
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MiCA · CASP operations & lifecycle
CASP Operations and Lifecycle 2026 — MiCA Passport, Banking, Wind-Down
The CASP passport under MiCA Article 65 went operational in late 2024 — but a working passport is one part of running an authorised CASP. Th…
Crypto custody licence · Comparison
Crypto Custody Licence: Jurisdictions Compared (2026)
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