Legal Counsel, Payments

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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Utorg Labs

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

₿ Crypto

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

Crypto • Fintech • B2C

Utorg Labs is a company that builds consumer-focused crypto payment products, including a non-custodial mobile wallet app, an integrated crypto payment card, and instant on-ramp services for buying and swapping cryptocurrencies. The platform emphasizes simple, fast, zero-fee purchases, wide token support, global availability, and self-custody, while offering business-tailored solutions and operating under EU crypto regulations.

📋 Description

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and assist in negotiating commercial agreements with payment service providers (PSPs), software vendors, and third-party suppliers. • Compliance & KYB Support: Provide hands-on support for Know Your Business (KYB) procedures, including the verification and onboarding of corporate partners. • Policy Development: Assist in preparing, updating, and implementing internal corporate policies, rules, and compliance frameworks (e.g., AML/CFT policies). • Legal Research: Conduct detailed analytical research on global and regional legislative developments to support business expansion and product compliance.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong analytical mind: Ability to dissect complex legal texts, identify potential risks, and propose structured solutions. • Industry Awareness: A solid, business-level understanding of the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and fintech sectors. • Foundational Understanding: A clear conceptual understanding (rather than deep operational proficiency) of European licensing regimes, specifically MiCA , MiFID , and EMI/PSD. • Compliance Frameworks: Good knowledge of international AML (Anti-Money Laundering) regulations, the Crypto Travel Rule.

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