A fast-growing international payments and remittances fintech, already licensed and operating in few jurisdictions, is expanding into the United Kingdom . The company is seeking a CEO to lead the UK operation from regulatory authorisation through to commercial scale.

This is a rare opportunity to take the helm of a UK entity backed by an established, well-funded international group. The successful candidate will be the accountable executive for FCA authorisation (EMI, API, or PI) and will then lead the business commercially post-license owning the P&L, building the team, and driving growth in one of the world’s most important payments markets.

The Mandate

The role has two distinct phases, and the candidate must be credible across both:

Phase 1 FCA Authorisation

• Lead the end-to-end FCA authorisation process to obtain the appropriate UK payments license (EMI, API, or PI).
• Serve as the proposed SMF1 (CEO func...