Full-Time
Legal Counsel
Posted on 10/31/2025
TabaPay
51-200 employees
Instant payment processor with fraud prevention
Compensation Overview
$250k/yr
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Hybrid
Requires 2 days on-site per week in Palo Alto.
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- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
- Active membership in the California Bar
- 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm or fast-paced fintech, banking, payments, or financial services company
- Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
- Familiarity with fintech-related commercial agreements, including those involving MTLs and payment systems
- Knowledge of fintech regulations and card network rules is a plus
- Work directly with sales and account management to help draft, negotiate and manage commercial contracts of various kinds
- Manage across multiple verticals all documentation required to apply for, obtain and manage money transmitter licenses for all U.S. States
- Collaborate on strategic initiatives to help us increase the efficacy and efficiency of our business
- Provide legal expertise in support of compliance and privacy teams, including for our US and Canadian MSB subsidiaries
- Provide legal expertise in the rules of the various card networks
- Manage DocuSign execution and cloud storage of contracts
- Manage the Company’s forms file
- 5 to 8+ years of relevant work experience in a top law firm or fintech company
- Prior experience working directly with money transmitter processes and protocols across all U.S. States
- Knowledge of fintech regulations and card network rules is a plus
TabaPay enables instant payment processing for fintech firms, merchants, and digital platforms. It connects directly to 15 banking partners and 14 networks to move money quickly and securely, handling transaction fees and service charges for its clients. The platform works by giving customers direct access to a wide network of banks and payment rails, enabling fast settlement and reliable processing for use cases like e-commerce, digital wallets, and online marketplaces. TabaPay differentiates itself through broad partner access, emphasis on security with its TabaPay Shield risk-management tools to detect and prevent fraud, and a track record of rapid growth recognized by Deloitte. The company’s goal is to provide fast, secure, and cost-effective payment experiences while supporting clients with strong risk controls and inclusive, diverse teams.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$3M
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Visa Direct integration enables real-time disbursements and account loading.
- FedNow support expands US real-time payment options for faster settlements.
- Cross-border payouts reach 190 countries, broadening global fintech reach.
What critics are saying
- Synapse acquisition failure with Evolve Bank disputes erodes client trust.
- Synapse bankruptcy reputation repels risk-averse fintech clients immediately.
- Plaid captures market share as TabaPay loses stability post-Synapse fallout.
What makes TabaPay unique
- Unified API connects 15 banking partners and 14 networks for instant payments.
- Least-cost routing across 10 card networks achieves top industry approval rates.
- TabaPay Shield suite provides advanced fraud detection and risk management tools.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 0%TabaPay, Inc. is thrilled to announce that TabaPay has been named to the prestigious 2025 Forbes Fintech 50 list for the third consecutive year.
At this writing, on Tuesday (May 28), the ripple effects of Synapse’s bankruptcy keep rippling. But with each filing, with the reports that customers can’t retrieve their money, that sponsor banks and other FinTechs have walked away from relationships with the funds … and even that other firms are facing existential threat, there’s one theme that’s emerging:. The interconnectedness of it all. At almost every level, the banking-as-a-service (BaaS) model may be sorely tested
In financial services, the recent news that TabaPay would be ending its planned acquisition of the FinTech Synapse Financial Technologies brings to mind a different type of connectivity:
TabaPay has withdrawn from acquiring the assets of bankrupt fintech Synapse, citing unresolved issues with banking partner Evolve Bank & Trust. Despite Evolve's claim of fulfilling its obligations, Synapse CEO Sankaet Pathak alleges that Evolve has not met the necessary conditions, impacting the acquisition. Meanwhile, Mercury denies any merit in Synapse's allegations. The deal's collapse was confirmed by both TabaPay and Synapse's legal counsel in bankruptcy court.
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