Nilixa is the founder and CEO of Payments Solved, a regulatory consultancy advising on the regulatory framework for digital currency, crypto assets, payment services, open banking and open finance both in the UK and globally.

Nilixa is Chair of the Open Finance Association, an experienced regulatory expert and lawyer with a Masters in European Competition Law and over 20 years of banking and payments experience gained from her time as Senior Legal Counsel at Barclays and policy lead at the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Nilixa is a member of the European Payment Systems Market Expert Group and sat on ECB Digital Euro Market Advisory Group for the digital euro phase 1 discovery work . Nilixa works with industry, regulators and legislators to drive changes in the banking and payments ecosystem for a digital assets and financial services landscape that is secure, transparent and inclusive.