Legal Counsel (Fintech, Acquiring & Payments)

We are looking for a Legal Counsel for a new international project in the payments / acquiring sector. The project is in its formation stage, so the specialist will work directly with the project lead and independently build the legal side of the business from scratch.

— Assist in the purchase (full cycle) and incorporation of several financial licenses in parallel, primarily in the UK — Opening companies for the structure: interacting with registrars and corporate agents, choosing jurisdictions — Obtaining beneficiary approval from regulators, preparing the relevant document package — Funding companies within the group: channeling funds into licensed companies and documenting this — Tax aspects of the structure: assessing the consequences of decisions and timely engaging the right people — Selecting external consultants, conducting due diligence, gathering legal opinions

— Experience in independently managing at least one project for obtaining or acquiring a financial license — PI, EMI, or another comparable financial institution — Experience working with UBO / beneficial owner approval and preparing the relevant document package — Understanding of corporate and holding structures, principles of fund movement and funding within a group — Experience in payments / fintech / financial services — Good understanding of financial regulation, preferably UK/EU: PSD/PSR, GDPR, and other applicable requirements

Work format: full remote Employment type: full-time

— A new international fintech project with the opportunity to essentially build the legal infrastructure from scratch — Remote work format from any location — Payment in cryptocurrency