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May 31 2019

Irshad Akhtar joins Heliocor the emerging RegTech restoring trust in financial services

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We are pleased to announce that Irshad Akhtar has joined Heliocor as Finance Director. In addition to his financial and risk responsibilities, he will be working closely with Managing Director, Vikas Tripathi, to bring Heliocor’s world class compliance solutions to the Middle East and South Asian markets.

Irshad joins Heliocor from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, where he was part of the core team that set up their UK business and also led the Finance team. Qualifying as an accountant at EY and a Corporate Treasurer, he enjoyed a long career in HSBC Global Banking and Markets in a variety of finance, risk and management roles, particularly in developing its Saudi Arabia business from a start up to a multi-billion dollar entity. Previously, he has worked as CFO of Gulf International Bank in the UK and helped in the regulatory authorisation of BFC Bank UK, where he was CFO and Treasurer.

Additionally, Irshad also has experience of the start-up technology environment as Founder of BuzzEV, a Point to Point electric car sharing service.

Owen Hall, CEO of Heliocor, commented, “We are delighted that Irshad has joined us in an executive capacity as we transition to a scaling up phase in Heliocor’s journey to change the way the world does business. He has an enormously impressive pedigree, bringing a special combination of sophisticated understanding of the management of risk in global banking with an enthusiasm and passion for start-up technology’s ability to shift industries.”

Irshad Akhtar added, “Heliocor is genuinely committed to bringing its sophisticated compliance and onboarding solutions to a global market with the aim of substantially reducing the impact of fraud. I look forward to contributing to the next exciting phase of the company’s growth.”

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