Job Overview
Remote Director of Digital Payment Infrastructure & Open Banking Strategy – United Arab Emirates
Location: Remote (Operating within the UAE fintech and regulatory ecosystem)
Sector: Advanced Financial Technologies & Payment Modernization
Employment Type: Full-Time, Global Remote Engagement
Overview
The United Arab Emirates continues to lead the Middle East’s transition toward cashless societies and frictionless cross-border payments. This role is designed for a visionary fintech leader who can architect, harmonize, and scale digital payment ecosystems aligned with UAE’s innovation roadmap. The Director of Digital Payment Infrastructure & Open Banking Strategy will spearhead cross-functional initiatives across digital rails, open banking frameworks, and distributed financial data systems—enabling next-generation interoperability between financial institutions, digital wallets, and API-driven financial ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
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Strategic Leadership: Design and oversee a national-grade digital payment infrastructure aligned with the Central Bank’s fintech priorities and open finance innovation initiatives.
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Regulatory & Compliance Architecture: Develop API governance frameworks compatible with UAE Central Bank Open Banking APIs, ISO 20022 standards, and cross-border settlement requirements.
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Innovation Execution: Drive tokenized settlement layer integrations and payment authentication advancements through AI-enabled fraud detection and biometric identity systems.
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Cross-Market Expansion: Lead partnerships with financial aggregators, PSPs, and digital identity providers to enhance interoperability and user-centric payment innovation.
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Operational Intelligence: Deploy data-driven financial analytics for transaction transparency, liquidity insights, and macro-level risk monitoring.
Candidate Profile
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Minimum 10 years’ experience in fintech architecture, with 5 years in digital payment ecosystems or open banking infrastructure.
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Deep understanding of UAE fintech regulation, digital identity systems, and cross-border remittance ecosystems.
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Advanced command of cloud-native payment microservices, blockchain settlement mechanisms, and decentralized financial data structures.
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Demonstrated experience in executive-level stakeholder engagement across regulatory bodies and financial institutions.
Why This Role Matters
You will define the future of how the UAE’s financial systems talk to each other—across banks, wallets, and platforms. This is an opportunity to build one of the world’s most interoperable, intelligent, and inclusive payment networks, remotely influencing the UAE’s transition into a fully digital financial era.
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