kassemzayat

Commercial Leader | Crypto Payments & Institutional Settlement Infrastructure

Commercial operator building regulated crypto payment infrastructure and cross-border settlement rails. Five years designing custody,

acquiring, and fiat-crypto frameworks for PSPs, OTC desks, and high-risk merchants under MiCA and multi-jurisdictional compliance

regimes across EMEA, MENA, CIS, and As



Experience: 5 years

Yearly salary: $48,000

Hourly rate: $0

Nationality: 🇱🇧 Lebanon

Residency: 🌏 Remote


Experience

Senior Sales & Customer Success Manager
Collect Group
2025 - 2026
Architected cross-border settlement routes across USD, EUR, CNY, AED corridors for high-risk merchants rejected by traditional rails; owned end-to-end commercial execution from outbound strategy and pricing models through KYC/KYB/AML coordination, onboarding, and post-launch optimization • Built PSP partnerships, affiliate networks, and referral ecosystems to validate new markets and enable merchant onboarding via crypto acquiring and custody infrastructure • Coordinated compliance (MiCA/AML), settlement operations, custody delivery, and product roadmap to ensure regulatory alignment and institutional-grade execution across geographic risk profiles
Business Development Manager
Guardarian OU
2023 - 2025
Closed 40+ partnerships with crypto exchanges, payment service providers (PSPs), and liquidity providers. Integrated fiat-to-crypto solutions via API, enabling seamless user experiences and compliance with global AML/KYC standards. Scaled on-ramp services supporting Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA transfers.
Senior Account Manager
ECOS Mining
2020 - 2023
Increased institutional mining contracts revenue by 45% through targeted outreach and high-volume deal negotiations. Expanded client base across CIS, EU, and MENA regions, securing multi-year contracts for BTC mining operations. Enhanced client retention by 50% via profitability analysis and tailored investment strategies.

Skills

api
kyb
partnership
business-development
english
arabic
russian