Regulatory Counsel - Payments & Fintech (LatAm)

Mastercard Colombia, Inc.; Ciudad de México; Sur place; MXN 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mastercard’s Global Regulatory Team in Mexico City seeks a seasoned counsel to serve Arcus IFPE and Mastercard Transaction Services across LATAM, focusing on regulatory counsel for electronic payments, real‑time funds transfers, and cross‑border money movement.

You will advise on licensing, engage regulators, support product development within regulatory constraints, and coordinate with regional colleagues while traveling as required.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on Mexican payments and financial services regulation, including the Fintech Law and IFPE regime.
• Experience with licensing and regulator engagement in Mexico, including applications, variations, and supervisory responses before Mexican financial authorities.

Responsabilités

• Act as regulatory counsel to Arcus and to MTS product and business teams in Mexico and across LAC, advising on the product and operational implications of regulations applicable to electronic payment funds institutions, real-time payments, and other funds transfers.
• Support the expansion, variation, and ongoing maintenance of the Arcus IFPE license, including permitted activities, new use cases, and the regulatory workstreams associated with migrating Arcus onto Mastercard proprietary technology platforms.
• Support engagement with Mexican regulators and supervisors, including filings, license applications and variations, responses to information requests, and examination and remediation support.
• Participate in product development to ensure new and expanded products launch consistent with applicable regulation and licensing requirements.
• Contribute to regulatory strategy for money transmission and transfer solutions in Mexico and, where relevant, the broader LAC region, coordinating with regulatory colleagues across LAC and globally.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Compliance, Risk, Privacy, Franchise, and Legal colleagues on licensing, supervisory matters, and systems of control.
• Monitor Mexican regulatory change and prepare clear, business-ready insights and escalations for senior management.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel, and support advocacy efforts including submissions and talking points for industry and regulatory engagement.

Connaissances

Regulatory affairs

Financial services regulation

Cross-border payments

Licensing

Regulatory strategy

Policy interpretation

Formation

JD or LLM from accredited law school

Law degree

Description du poste

Mastercard’s Global Regulatory Team in Mexico City seeks a seasoned counsel to serve Arcus IFPE and Mastercard Transaction Services across LATAM, focusing on regulatory counsel for electronic payments, real‑time funds transfers, and cross‑border money movement.

You will advise on licensing, engage regulators, support product development within regulatory constraints, and coordinate with regional colleagues while traveling as required.