Hourad Afsar

Founder, CEO and senior compliance executive with extensive experience advising companies operating in complex and highly regulated industries. I bring a combination of strategic, operational, governance and risk expertise, with particular depth across fintech, payments, financial services, healthcare technology and emerging technologies.

I have worked closely with founders, executive teams, financial institutions and boards to help companies navigate growth, regulatory complexity, new products, strategic partnerships and evolving risk environments. As a founder myself, I also understand the practical challenges of building a business, prioritizing opportunities and making decisions with limited resources.

I am particularly interested in advising growth-stage and established companies where regulatory strategy, governance, risk management and responsible innovation are important to sustainable growth, including fintech, payments, financial services, healthtech and AI-enabled businesses.