Layachi Financial Technology Consulting · Montreux, Switzerland
I'm Mehdi Layachi, an independent Regulatory Technology advisor with fifteen years inside Swiss and European financial services. The first six as a business analyst and project manager, on payment, portfolio management and trade finance systems. The last eight running enterprise sales of a Regulatory Technology platform, closing seven-figure deals with Tier-1 banks.
Open to permanent roles, interim mandates, and project-based engagements.
Download CV (PDF) →What I do
Two kinds of engagements make up this practice: go-to-market and account strategy for Regulatory Technology vendors, and business analysis or project management for financial institutions on regulatory reporting work.
Territory and account strategy built on first-hand knowledge of financial services — how banks, asset managers, tax authorities and regulators evaluate, budget and adopt technology. I help vendors segment markets, map expansion opportunities and build account plans grounded in that experience.
Functional expertise in cross-border tax and regulatory reporting regimes — turning compliance obligations into business requirements and system logic teams can build.
Eight years advising banks on cloud migration for regulated workloads. Migrations rarely stall on the technology; they stall because the pain isn't quantified, the champion lacks real authority, or the CFO is evaluating the wrong question.
CBAP-certified requirements gathering, functional specifications and stakeholder alignment for complex financial-services systems, from scoping through to sign-off.
End-to-end delivery for complex financial-services programs — project plans, budgets, steering committees and vendor coordination, run within the institution's existing governance structure.
Career
"Led a team of regulatory experts supporting financial institutions, while directly managing key strategic accounts… Leveraged consulting skills and business insight to understand client needs and deliver practical solutions… Built trusted relationships with executive stakeholders across the Swiss banking sector… Presented platform capabilities to C-level executives, helping clients evaluate cloud-based regulatory solutions."
Regnology Switzerland AG, letter of reference, 2025. Read the full letter of reference (PDF) →
Credentials
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