I'm Majd Shakhashero, a fintech technology leader with 15+ years of experience delivering trading, payments, and lending platforms across the UK and UAE. As a hybrid CTO, I bridge strategy and architecture, steering multi-regional teams, managing multi-million-pound budgets, and building AI-driven microservices that scale to 100k+ users while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. My mission is to turn ambitious fintech ideas into robust platforms that power business growth, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security. My track record includes scaling an FX/CFD platform to 5 brokers with 99.9% uptime, cutting manual underwriting by 50% with AI risk profiling, and launching an NFT marketplace handling tens of thousands of transactions monthly. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about turning complex fintech challenges into reliable, scalable solutions.

Majd Shakhashero

I'm Majd Shakhashero, a fintech technology leader with 15+ years of experience delivering trading, payments, and lending platforms across the UK and UAE. As a hybrid CTO, I bridge strategy and architecture, steering multi-regional teams, managing multi-million-pound budgets, and building AI-driven microservices that scale to 100k+ users while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. My mission is to turn ambitious fintech ideas into robust platforms that power business growth, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security. My track record includes scaling an FX/CFD platform to 5 brokers with 99.9% uptime, cutting manual underwriting by 50% with AI risk profiling, and launching an NFT marketplace handling tens of thousands of transactions monthly. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about turning complex fintech challenges into reliable, scalable solutions.

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I’m Majd Shakhashero, a fintech technology leader with 15+ years of experience delivering trading, payments, and lending platforms across the UK and UAE. As a hybrid CTO, I bridge strategy and architecture, steering multi-regional teams, managing multi-million-pound budgets, and building AI-driven microservices that scale to 100k+ users while ensuring compliance and cost efficiency. My mission is to turn ambitious fintech ideas into robust platforms that power business growth, with a focus on reliability, performance, and security.

My track record includes scaling an FX/CFD platform to 5 brokers with 99.9% uptime, cutting manual underwriting by 50% with AI risk profiling, and launching an NFT marketplace handling tens of thousands of transactions monthly. I thrive under tight deadlines and am passionate about turning complex fintech challenges into reliable, scalable solutions.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Tokenest
January 1, 2023 - Present
Designed and delivered an NFT marketplace with AI text-to-asset creation, securing PCI-DSS payment gateway integration and processing 150k transactions per month worth £4M+. Built and led distributed technical teams across the UK & UAE.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at MCL Finance
January 1, 2023 - Present
Architected AI-powered lending management system, cutting manual underwriting by 50%, increasing loan approvals, and reducing defaults. Automated end-to-end loan lifecycle processes and implemented scalable microservices on cloud infrastructure, reducing deployment time by 60%.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Spectrum Tech Ltd
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2023
Delivered real-time FX/CFD trading platform with FIX integration, MetaTrader 4 bridge, and Vue.js frontend. Scaled platform to 5 brokers and 100k+ active traders with 99.9% uptime. Managed £4–£10M project budgets, balancing delivery speed with cost optimization.
Lead Developer at City Credit Capital
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2018
Built robust CRM & IB portals, reducing manual FCA reporting workload by 70% via Python automation. Integrated multiple PSPs (Neteller, Skrill, AliPay, Zota Pay).
Lead Developer at Alpha Capital Markets
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Delivered compliance automation (EMIR/MiFID2). Integrated major payment systems including PayPal, Safecharge, Neteller.
Software Developer at Londini Tech
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2013
Developed document management systems and optimised WordPress sites. Managed Ubuntu hosting and brand assets.

Education

MSc Artificial Intelligence at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
BSc Computer Systems Engineering at University of Sunderland
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
Mobile Communications Systems (CPD) at University College London (UCL)
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Advanced & Regular Diplomas at City & Guilds
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

PCI-DSS Compliance (PCI-DSS Gateway integration)
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
EMIR/MiFID2 Compliance Automation
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025
AI Risk Profiling in Lending
January 11, 2030 - December 8, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment

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