General Counsel

The world is moving towards instant digital payments and Taba Pay is leading the way. We help thousands of Fintechs in the US and Canada instantly move money in and out of accounts and we are actively expanding into other countries. Our customers represent the hottest verticals in the financial service industry such as neobanks, challenger brokers, gaming and wallets. Taba Pay is a highly profitable rocketship that processes billions of dollars each year.

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Taba Bank is seeking an experienced General Counsel to serve as the Bank’s senior legal officer and principal legal advisor to the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, and executive management team.

The General Counsel will be responsible for establishing and overseeing the Bank’s legal framework as it integrates into Taba Holdings and expands its payments-focused banking activities. The role will provide legal advice across bank regulatory matters, corporate governance, payments and merchant acquiring, commercial agreements, affiliate and shared-services arrangements, new products, deposits, third-party relationships, and other matters affecting the Bank.

A central responsibility will be ensuring that Taba Bank operates as a distinct regulated legal entity within the Bank Holding Company structure, with appropriate governance, contractual arrangements, books and records, decision-making authority, and protections around transactions and services involving Taba Holdings, Taba Pay, and other affiliates.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience advising an OCC-regulated or other federally regulated bank. Experience with payments, merchant acquiring, card networks, fintech, or sponsor-bank relationships is highly desirable.

• Serve as the Bank’s principal legal advisor on applicable banking laws, regulations, and supervisory requirements.
• Advise management and the Board regarding OCC requirements applicable to a national bank.
• Provide legal guidance regarding Federal Reserve and FDIC requirements applicable to the Bank and its relationship with the BHC.
• Interpret regulatory requirements and assess their application to Bank products, activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Support regulatory examinations, meetings, and information requests.
• Monitor significant regulatory and legal developments affecting the Bank.

• Serve as legal advisor to the Taba Bank Board of Directors.
• Advise directors and management regarding fiduciary duties, corporate governance, conflicts of interest, and Bank decision-making.
• Support the maintenance of Board and committee charters and governance frameworks.
• Advise on delegations of authority and management approval structures.
• Support the Corporate Secretary function and maintenance of appropriate corporate records.
• Ensure appropriate documentation of material Bank decisions.

The Bank General Counsel will play a key role in establishing and maintaining the legal framework governing relationships among Taba Bank, Taba Holdings, Taba Pay, and other affiliates.

Responsibilities include:

• Advise on Regulation W and Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act.
• Identify and analyze affiliate and covered transactions.
• Develop and review intercompany and shared-services agreements.
• Advise on arm’s-length and market-terms requirements.
• Establish appropriate legal frameworks for cost allocations and intercompany payments.
• Advise regarding information and data sharing among Bank and BHC entities.
• Address Bank access, ownership, confidentiality, and record-retention requirements.
• Ensure agreements preserve appropriate Bank oversight, audit, termination, and…