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Hemi Walker, New Zealand lead
New Zealand · Country lead · 15 years

Hemi Walker

New Zealand lead

Hemi runs the New Zealand practice. He leads FSP Registration, DIA AML/CFT supervision, FMA Financial Markets Conduct Act licensing for financial-product tokens, and the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework data-collection workstream from 1 April 2026.

Jurisdiction
New Zealand — FSP Registration & FMA

Background

Hemi holds an LLB from the University of Auckland Faculty of Law. He started as a legal intern at Deloitte NZ in Deloitte Centre, Queen Street, Auckland, then served as a regulatory associate at an Auckland mid-tier firm on FMC Act matters. He joined Crypto License Asia in 2022 and has since led FSP plus DIA AML/CFT registrations and the firm's FMA derivatives-issuer engagements for retail-facing crypto-derivative platforms.

Focus areas

FSP RegistrationDIA AML/CFT Act 2009FMA derivatives / MIS / FAPCARF data-collection (1 Apr 2026)DRS membership advisoryMBIE / RBNZ consultation tracking

Languages

English

Contact

Direct enquiries about FSP Registration, DIA AML/CFT, FMA licensing and CARF reporting route to Hemi. 30-minute scoping calls available.

Email
hemi.walker@crypto-license-asia.com
Office
Auckland (Queen Street affiliate)
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/hemi-walker
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