
Philippe Heydarian
Senior Compliance & Payment Security Expert
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
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.
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