Aasma Shopoff — Legal & Compliance

Role: Fintech & Financial Services Regulatory Attorney | Fractional CLO/GC

Location: San Francisco, CA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aasmashopoff/

Years of Experience: 18+

Background

Aasma Shopoff is a fintech and financial services regulatory attorney with 18+ years of experience spanning institutional asset management (BlackRock, Charles Schwab), Big Tech (Google/YouTube via Axiom), and high-growth fintech startups (Stash, Splitit). She specializes in building and executing regulatory strategy for consumer financial products, payments, BNPL, broker-dealer, and data, across frameworks including CFPB, FINRA, SEC, FinCEN/BSA, GLBA, GDPR, and CCPA. Equally at home as fractional CLO, embedded counsel, or strategic advisor, she helps companies architect compliant, scalable product and go-to-market structures.

Areas of Focus

Practice Areas: Fintech & Consumer Financial Product Regulation, Payments & BNPL Compliance, Broker-Dealer & Securities Regulation, Data Privacy & AI Governance, Regulatory Strategy & GTM Structuring

Engagement Model: Project-based, Retainer / Fractional CLO, Advisory, Embedded Counsel

Client Profile: Pre-launch and early-to-growth-stage fintech, payments, and consumer finance companies seeking senior regulatory counsel without full-time overhead, as well as established financial institutions and Big Tech companies requiring specialized fintech regulatory expertise.

Geographic Scope: North America (primary), Global / Cross-border regulatory matters