Philippe Heydarian

Senior Compliance & Payment Security Expert

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Project Management (PMO)GDPRStrategy & ConsultingLegal

Languages

EnglishFrenchPersian

About me

Intro

Fintech & Regtech expert with 10+ years specializing in regulatory compliance and payment security across major financial institutions. Founded compliance SaaS solutions and advise European Payment Council on fraud prevention. Expert in financial regulation, internal control, risk management, and helping fintech companies navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

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Work experience

Internal Control Director

Mistral AIFreelance

Jan 2026 - Present

10 months

Paris, France

Strategic Advisor & Compliance Expert

UpwealthFreelance

Jan 2021 - Present

5 years 10 months

Upwealth is an AI/Web3 digital asset investment and management platform. It offers diversified portfolios (SMAs), financial tools, and AI-driven advice for crypto investing, catering to financial advisors, wealth managers and their customers. Upwealth is an investment advisor registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a DASP/PSAN registered with the AMF in France.

Founder

Onebird solutions (onebird advisory & qalestra)

Apr 2020 - Present

6 years 7 months

Paris, France

Onebird Advisory: Audit & Advisory in Compliance & Risk Qalestra: Level 2 Compliance management SaaS

Member of the PSSG and FRIDA Task force

European Payments Council (EPC)

Apr 2025 - Dec 2025

9 months

Paris, France

Represent EPIF, on behalf of Fintecture, at the Payment Security Support Group (PSSG). This Group is responsible for providing advice and guidance on security issues affecting payments or payment-related services within the framework of the EPC’s activities. Represent ETTPA, on behalf of Fintecture, at the Fraud Information Distribution Arrangement Task Force (FRIDA TF). This task force is established to create a scheme enabling Payment Service Providers to share fraud-related information and to enhance fraud prevention across the SEPA geographic area and for all the EPC payment schemes.

Compliance Director

FintectureFreelance

Apr 2024 - Dec 2025

1 year 9 months

Paris, France

Fintecture is a French payment institution, regulated by the ACPR, which is reinventing payment by credit transfer. By eliminating the constraints associated with traditional payment methods, it enables companies to secure their sales, even the most complex B2B transactions, and thus generate additional sales.

Advisory - Regulatory Risk Compliance

Deloitte

Jun 2015 - Mar 2020

4 years 10 months

Paris, France

Regulatory Risk Compliance advisory

Compliance & Legal

MFEX mutual funds exchange AB

Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

3 years


Education

Université Paris-Est Créteil

Master 1 Droit des affaires

2012 - Present

14 years 10 months

Université Paris-Saclay

Master 2 Fusions acquisition et financement

2013 - Present

13 years 10 months

ENA - Ecole nationale d'administration

Mastère Spécialisé Gestion des Risques, Management du risque, secteurs public et privé

2014 - Present

12 years 10 months

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