Taptap Send · 2 months ago
Regulatory Legal Counsel (US and CA)
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expTaptap Send is a growing international FinTech focused on empowering families and changing access to financial services in emerging markets. They are seeking a Regulatory Lead Counsel (US & CA) to oversee legal and regulatory aspects of product launches and compliance in the US and Canada, collaborating with various teams to navigate regulatory challenges.
Financial ServicesFinTechMobile AppsMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Lead on the legal and regulatory aspects of new product launches, existing product development in the US and Canada
Work cross-functionally with the product, compliance, finance and infosec teams to tackle day to day regulatory challenges and ensure ongoing regulatory compliance
Collaborate with and support the rest of the legal team to identify, evaluate and discuss risks and develop creative solutions to bridge business priorities in a changing regulatory landscape
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop actionable solutions with respect to regulatory or licensing matters
Lead engagement with regulators
Advise on, develop and maintain Taptap Send’s regulatory compliance framework and strategic regulatory planning in the US and Canada
Qualification
Required
You are a US qualified lawyer with ~5-10 years of practising experience in payments or other regulated business
You worked in house, gaining relevant fintech experience (ideally in a payments / FinTech environment)
You understand and can navigate the regulatory frameworks governing financial products and services
You have a strong sense of initiative, independence and ability to take ownership enabling you to contribute to a fast-growing business and contribute to driving its growth
Preferred
Outgoing - you love speaking to people and enjoy building meaningful relationships
Execution Oriented - we have an ‘impact first' philosophy and a lot to get done. You should be able to take an idea to implementation
Mission Oriented - you are passionate about working for a net positive organisation / tech for good
Organised - you have a system for how you approach your work that can keep you on track and prioritise well
Driven - you thrive in an ambitious, target oriented company
Company
Taptap Send
Taptap Send is an app that lets immigrants send money back home.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$78.36MKey Investors
Spark Capital
2021-12-20Series B· $65M
2020-05-21Series A· $13.36M
2016-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Melissa Harpool
EA to CEO
Michael Faye
CEO, co-founder
Recent News
2026-01-07
Business Recorder
2026-01-06
Fintech News Philippines
2025-11-25
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