Andrei Bodilovskii

General Counsel for international fintech. Lending, payments, crypto.

Fintech Licensing Regulatory Compliance M&A Corporate governance Legal ops
Andrei Bodilovskii

What I do for you

I find the path when there isn't one

When there's no obvious legal route to the product or structure you want to build, I design one that works and survives scrutiny.

I turn legal into value

In fintech, regulatory compliance is half the valuation. A business that isn't compliant is worth almost nothing. I build or audit the legal function so it runs as a service to the business and protects that value.

Biggest cases

Real work, real numbers. Each opens the full story.

Saved an $80M/year lending business from shutdown lendingregulatory
$400M founder and investor exit M&A
Crypto-collateralized card programs, no banking license cryptopaymentslending
$50M raised across 4 jurisdictions, fastest deal in two weeks M&Afundraising
Built a legal team in MENA from scratch management
Cut contract turnaround 2.7x at zero added cost processes
Governance framework for $200M+ across 3 jurisdictions corporategovernance

Career

Thirteen years in fintech, four regions.

Oct 2024 — present

General Counsel & Management Board Member — Imity Investments

Legal, governance, and compliance at board level for a holding investing in tech across MENA, EU, and LatAm. 300+ people, multiple jurisdictions.

Jan 2023 — Sep 2024

General Counsel — Imity Investments

Led the legal function through exits, due diligence, and licensing across the group.

Sep 2018 — Dec 2022

Managing Partner — Bodilovskii & Partners

Founded and ran a fintech legal boutique. 50+ clients across CIS, EU, and SEA. Built and led a 10-lawyer team.

Jan 2012 — Aug 2018

Senior Legal Counsel — Tinkoff Bank

Lending, payments, collections, and bankruptcy at bank scale.

Highlights

13 yrs
in fintech
MIPT
Visiting professor, MBA program
PhD
equivalent, Contract Law
RU · EN
Russian native, English fluent

Let's talk

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