Career Biography

Jakub Ziemba is a Polish-qualified attorney with over 20 years of experience advising financial institutions across the payments sector, banking, insurance and asset management. He combines senior executive leadership within global financial groups with experience at a leading international law firm, positioning him at the intersection of regulation, strategy and governance.

He began his career at mBank (Commerzbank Group) and HSBC Bank Polska, advising on complex cross-border transactions, bond issuances, infrastructure projects and M&A. This foundation in large-scale financial operations shaped his long-term focus on regulatory risk, capital markets and institutional governance.

Between 2013 and 2017, he served as Director of Legal and Compliance within an insurance group, building the legal and compliance function from inception and leading capital and operational restructuring. He secured a life insurance licence from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) and co-developed innovative co-insurance and retail product structures.

In 2017, he joined a leading international law firm advising banks, insurers, asset managers and payment institutions on PSD2, MiFID II, AML IV and IDD. He represented clients before the KNF and led regulatory transformation projects involving fintech and cloud-based solutions. He was recognised in Legal 500 for delivering “tailor-made legal solutions.”

From 2018 to 2022, as General Counsel at Allianz Poland (part of a global insurance and asset management group), he advised the Management Board on strategic regulatory matters, supervised high-value disputes and maintained key public authority relationships. He operated at board level, aligning regulatory strategy with business objectives across insurance, pensions and asset management.

Since 2022, he has led Legal and Compliance at ITCARD Group, one of Poland’s largest payment services and ATM operators (Planet Cash), overseeing licensing processes, biometric implementation and EU fintech partnerships. He also serves as an independent supervisory board member of one of rating agencies. In 2025, he joined the Supervisory Board of Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Allianz Poland and became a management board member of an international company operating in payment area.

He is recognised for combining regulatory depth with strategic judgment, enabling effective governance in highly regulated financial environments.