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Mohammed Shafi

@mohammedshafi

I lead legal strategy for global fintech, payments, AI, and finance businesses.

United States
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At Al-Futtaim Group, I lead legal support for Group Treasury, Financial Services and Fintech, with GC-equivalent responsibility for legal risk, strategy and external counsel management. I advise CEOs, boards and senior leadership while overseeing commercial, IP, M&A, compliance, privacy and cross-border finance matters.

I’ve led governance controls for Maya, the Group’s internal AI automation bot, and embedded privacy, consumer-protection and risk controls into AI-driven underwriting, scoring and fraud-detection systems. I also led the legal transition of a Mastercard-to-Visa co-branded card serving 100K+ cardholders and supported Blue Rewards, with 550K+ monthly active users.

Before Al-Futtaim, I founded and scaled Baker Chase LLP before selling the practice, served as Counsel at King & Spalding, and spent a decade as a Banking & Commercial Partner at Kuit Steinart Levy. I bring more than 20 years of experience building legal teams, negotiating complex transactions, and supporting regulated businesses across jurisdictions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Senior Legal Executive

Al Futtaim Group

Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 8 months)

Senior legal lead for Group Treasury, Financial Services and Fintech with GC-equivalent responsibility for legal risk, strategy and external counsel management. Led governance for AI automation, fintech products, privacy, and cross-border M&A.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Manchester Metropolitan University logoMU

Manchester Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Laws, Law

Earned an LLB (Hons) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University.

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College of Law

Legal Practice Course, Law

Completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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