What does tracee do?
tracee advises banks, multilateral funds, and digital asset platforms on the design and deployment of the tokenized economy, compliant stablecoins, payment and settlement rails, and agentic financial workflows.
Where is tracee based?
tracee is based in Paris, France, and operates as Tracee SAS, a registered French company. Engagements are delivered globally.
Who founded tracee?
tracee was founded by Bassel Assaad, an engineer and inventor with 12 patents across six jurisdictions and a PhD in IT and systems from Sorbonne University. He is a UN advisor, and a senior expert in digital assets and AI in finance.
What kind of consulting does tracee offer?
tracee offers four engagement formats. Milestone-based mandates deliver strategic architecture and execution oversight on a fixed-scope basis. Embedded engagement places senior expertise inside the team on a daily-rate, continuing basis. Advisory provides an independent read on trajectory through recurring weekly, biweekly or monthly sessions with written debriefs. Executive workshop is a private session scoped to the work.
What topics does tracee specialise in?
Four practice areas: stablecoin advisory (issue or integrate, MiCA roles, corridors and payouts, custody, reserves, settlement, ERP integration), tokenized products (deposits, money market funds, real-world assets), agentic AI workflows (treasury reconciliation, KYC review, exposure monitoring), and product strategy (KYC, AML, CFT, Travel Rule, GDPR compliance, executable roadmaps for engineering and risk).
Who are tracee's clients?
tracee advises banks, multilateral funds, digital asset platforms, and fintech CFOs. Current mandates include a UN multilateral climate fund (digital payment and AI infrastructure across six Central African countries) and a digital asset platform with a South African footprint.
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Does tracee publish research?
Yes. tracee publishes long-form reports on the architecture of the tokenized economy. Recent publications include
Stablecoin architecture for regulated issuers,
A board-ready assessment framework for the tokenized economy, and
Multi-rail payments for emerging market disbursement.
Browse reports.