Maha is the Head of Payments Supervision Department at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) having joined the FCA to set up the team in October 2017.

Maha’s career in the payments space has spanned multiple geographies since 1995, covering various markets in retail banking as well as wholesale and institutional cash management. Her payments knowledge includes acquiring, issuing, payables and receivables, liquidity management as well as working capital solutions. She held a wide variety of roles from sales, strategy and product to governance, risk and control. Maha sees that there are many opportunities for innovative ideas that, executed carefully, will provide valuable propositions for consumers. She has a keen interest in observing and participating in the many exciting changes that are coming in the payments landscape.
As Head of Payments Department, Maha is responsible for building the Payments team and crafting and implementing FCA supervisory strategy for the UK Payments Sector.