Over the next two decades, the largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will reshape the financial landscape worldwide. UBS projects that an estimated $83 trillion will change hands in what has become known as the Great Wealth Transfer. For private banking, the implications are profound. Preservation alone no longer suffices, as younger generations demand agile, technology-driven, and globally connected solutions.
One company that exemplifies this evolution is Wise Wolves Corporation. Founded in 2016 by international entrepreneur and financial expert Sergey Stopnevich, it has, in less than a decade, evolved into an ecosystem offering a wide range of services — from investment and fiduciary solutions to financial technologies and digital asset management — with a presence in Europe and the Middle East.
This year, a new chapter began with the arrival of Sergey’s eldest son, Artem Stopnevich, who is currently a Managing Director at the company. A theoretical physics graduate of Kings College London and a master`s in energy finance from Imperial College London, Artem initially pursued a career outside the family business. He joined the London office of international energy advisory firm Rystad Energy, where he rose over three years to become regional head for the Caspian and Central Asia.
“I was proud of building my career independently,” Artem recalls. But over time, he began to feel responsibility for his family’s future, which was closely tied to Wise Wolves. When his father once again proposed that he join, he agreed to take on the challenge.
Sergey stresses that this was not a gesture of nepotism but a strategic decision. The two happened to meet in Dubai on business earlier this year, and, as Sergey recalls, “I saw in Artem not my son, but a mature professional who should be part of the team.” With the company expanding rapidly, they needed an ambitious leader who could think differently and push new directions.
A Fresh Perspective from the Next Generation
Artem’s arrival has brought a fresh perspective shaped by his background. He emphasizes streamlined structures, efficiency, and modern technology adoption, as well as utilizing agile models and decentralized decision-making. “Growing up in the West and studying in Britain makes it much easier for me to build partnerships in Europe, the UK, and the US,” he notes. These regions, along with MENA, are now priority growth areas for Wise Wolves.
For Sergey, preparing his successor was never about formal training sessions — it was an organic process. From an early age, Artem accompanied him on business trips, observing negotiations and meetings. Sergey made sure to convey that the essence of business lies in ethics, the ability to find win-win solutions, and respect for boundaries. He believes these values became part of Artem’s entrepreneurial DNA.
At the same time, Sergey welcomes how his son adds a new perception of reality shaped by today’s digital world. The result is what both men describe as true succession: the fusion of one generation’s experience with the energy and ideas of the next.
Balancing Legacy and the New Economy
Nowadays, Wise Wolves caters to entrepreneurs and executives — many over 40 — who spent decades building wealth and seek to preserve it and pass it on. For them, the company offers both traditional instruments such as custodial services and securities, as well as newer options including investments in digital assets and cryptocurrencies.
Increasingly, however, the firm also works with a younger generation of self-made entrepreneurs, investors, and other representatives of the new economy. These clients are less focused on passive preservation and more on active asset management and liquidity strategies. This duality — supporting both the guardians of accumulated capital and the rising wealth creators — has shaped the company’s approach.
Both Sergey and Artem emphasize that Wise Wolves’ growth is driven by client needs and market demands. Expansion beyond the European Union and Cyprus into the UAE and other regions reflects the group’s global ambitions. At the same time, innovation in digital asset management has become central, with Tria Finance (a venture spin-off within the Wise Wolves ecosystem) developing a patented digital key-storage technology in the EU and adapting decentralized finance models for institutional use.
Unlike many competitors, Wise Wolves builds most of its core platforms in-house, enabled by its IT development team in Cyprus. These include proprietary solutions for portfolio and client data management, a crypto depository, and a crypto asset management IT system operating under Swiss regulation. All of these products undergo regular external audits to confirm compliance with international standards.
Towards a One-Stop Financial Hub
Looking ahead, Wise Wolves aims to cover the full spectrum of financial services for high-net-worth individuals and professional market players, including asset managers and family offices. Sergey describes the priority as creating a genuine one-stop shop, where a personal manager can address everything from asset management to real estate transactions.
Strategically, the group’s ambition is to become a global provider of financial solutions with full infrastructure in key financial centers of the EU, the US, MENA, and beyond. At the same time, maintaining the spirit of a family business remains essential. For Wise Wolves, this is not only a question of capital structure but also a value system that underpins long-term, trust-based client relationships.
As the Great Wealth Transfer gathers pace, Wise Wolves positions itself as both a custodian of accumulated fortunes and an enabler of new ones — bridging generations, technologies, and geographies in the process.
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