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Banking Tech Awards
4th December 2024
Royal Lancaster Hotel

Sameera Maharaj
Head of Legal Risk and Compliance at ProfitShare Partners
Judge

Profile

Sameera has more than 15 years of experience within the financial services industry with expertise in risk, finance and technology.

As one of the founding employees, Sameera has spent the last few years in strategically growing a fintech business within South Africa specialising in SME funding.

Sameera’s responsibilities include:

  • the setup and operationalization of new fund structures
  • Supporting capital raising processes and initiatives
  • Ensure alignment and optimization of operational processes and procedures
  • business innovation opportunities, IP development and knowledge management
  • Managing compliance and regulatory requirements
  • Reporting and proactively managing Investment risks and ensure that mitigating actions are implemented.
  • Sameera has more than 15 years of experience within the financial services industry with expertise in risk, finance and technology.

    As one of the founding employees, Sameera has spent the last few years in strategically growing a fintech business within South Africa specialising in SME funding.

    Sameera’s responsibilities include:

    • the setup and operationalization of new fund structures
    • Supporting capital raising processes and initiatives
    • Ensure alignment and optimization of operational processes and procedures
    • business innovation opportunities, IP development and knowledge management
    • Managing compliance and regulatory requirements
    • Reporting and proactively managing Investment risks and ensure that mitigating actions are implemented.