Chris Tao
FinTech PracticeManaging AssociateSalahuddin, Saif & Aslam, Attorneys at Law
Chris Tao is Managing Associate at Salahuddin, Saif & Aslam (Attorneys at Law), working within the firm’s fintech practice on its licensing and regulatory work with Hassaan Salahuddin and Taha Hafeez, and with Mark Zhang on operational readiness. He supports the technology partnerships and API integrations behind each fintech licence, across virtual asset, NBFC, EMI and microfinance matters, from scoping through testing to launch.
- Managing Associate
- Licensing and Regulatory Work
- Virtual Assets, NBFC, EMI and Microfinance
- Integrations and Technology Partnerships
At the Firm
Supporting the Practice
Hassaan Salahuddin and Taha Hafeez lead the practice’s licensing and regulatory work. Mark Zhang works with the business technology partners and executes the approved business plan to reach operational readiness. Chris supports all three.
Hassaan Salahuddin
Leads the firm’s fintech practice and its licensing and regulatory work across NBFC, EMI, virtual asset and microfinance licences.
Taha Hafeez
Works with Hassaan on the practice’s licensing and regulatory matters, and on the ecosystem work around each licence.
Mark Zhang
Works with business technology partners and executes the approved business plan to attain operational readiness.
Chris Tao
Supports the partners on the licensing and regulatory work, taking each regulatory step through to completion, and supports Mark on the technology partnerships and integrations behind each licence, so that operational readiness arrives with approval.
Integrations
The Technology Behind Each Licence
Every fintech licence runs on systems that have to work together. Chris supports Mark on the technology partnerships and API integrations behind each one, so that what an application describes is what the business can actually operate.
Platforms, Custody and Banking APIs
A virtual asset business is a technology business first. The trading and custody platform, wallet and key management, market data and liquidity connections, transaction monitoring and the bank APIs behind client money accounts all have to be chosen, connected and tested. Chris works with Mark to keep that technical picture and the licence file consistent.
Lending Platforms and Data Connections
A digital lender depends on its lending platform and risk engine, identity verification and credit data connections, payment gateways for disbursement and collection, and customer messaging. Chris supports the integration plan and the technology partnerships around it, so the systems are ready as approval nears.
Wallets, Processors and Payment Rails
An e-money business lives on its wallet platform, its processor and gateway connections, its bank links and the authentication and fraud monitoring around every transaction. Chris supports the API scoping and testing that connect them, and the partners that provide each piece.
Core Banking and Digital Channels
A microfinance bank needs a core banking system, mobile and agent channels, payment connections and reporting systems that speak to each other. Chris supports the integration work and the technology partners behind it, so the bank can open with working systems.
Role
How Chris Executes
Each integration is scoped, documented, tested and closed out, in support of Hassaan, Taha and Mark.
Integration Scoping
Listing the systems a business has to connect to, and the APIs on each side, before any build begins.
Technology Partner Coordination
Working with Mark on the technology partners a business selects, and keeping their timelines aligned with the licence.
API and Systems Testing
Following integrations through testing and sign-off, so each connection is proven before launch.
Technology in the File
Keeping the systems described in an application consistent with what is actually being built.
Operational Readiness
Working with Mark, who handles the business technology partners and executes the approved business plan, so the business is ready to operate when approval arrives.
Client Follow-Through
A consistent contact for the client from the first meeting to an operating business, with the whole team behind him.
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