FinTech, Forex & Crypto Recruitment, Worldwide.
Emerald Zebra is a FinTech, forex and crypto recruitment agency based in Limassol, Cyprus. We hire for brokers, prop trading firms, payments businesses and digital asset companies across Cyprus, Dubai, MENA, APAC and the UK, from senior specialists to the C-suite.
Hire Across Borders, From One Desk.
Trading and FinTech groups rarely hire in one country. A broker licensed in Cyprus may run its leadership from Dubai, its technology from Eastern Europe and its sales across MENA and Asia. Each hub has its own talent pool, salary levels and regulatory demands.
We run those searches from one desk, with one point of contact who knows the sector and the people in it. You get the same screening standard and the same market knowledge whether the role sits in Limassol, Dubai or other financial centre.
Five Markets, One Standard.
Cyprus And The EU.
Our home market. Limassol, Nicosia and Larnaca, plus EU hires for CySEC and MiCA-regulated firms. Recruitment in Cyprus.
Dubai And The UAE.
Leadership and specialist hiring for brokers, prop firms, crypto and FinTech groups under DFSA, VARA and SCA. Executive search in Dubai.
Wider MENA.
Commercial, partnerships and country leadership roles for groups growing across the Middle East and North Africa.
APAC.
Searches in Malaysia, Singapore and across Southeast Asia for trading technology, brokerage and payments businesses.
UK And Remote.
UK-based and fully remote hires for international teams, including FCA-regulated firms and distributed engineering groups.
Global Recruitment For Regulated And High-Growth Firms.
Brokerages And Prop Trading.
Multi-asset brokers, FX/CFD firms, prop trading and funded trader businesses, and the platforms they run on.
Regulated Investment Firms.
Investment firms and liquidity providers that need dealing, risk, compliance and finance leaders who know the rulebook.
FinTech, Payments And EMIs.
Payment service providers, EMIs and payments infrastructure, from operations and compliance to product and engineering.
Financial Technology And SaaS.
Trading technology, CRM and back-office providers, and SaaS businesses selling into financial services.
Crypto And Digital Assets.
Exchanges, crypto derivatives venues, custody and tokenisation businesses, under MiCA, VARA and other regimes.
RegTech, Compliance And Risk.
Compliance, AML, risk and regulatory reporting teams, and the RegTech firms that serve them.
From Specialists To The C-Suite.
Specialist And Senior Roles.
Dealing and risk, compliance and AML, software engineering and DevOps, product, payments operations, finance, marketing, sales, business development and affiliates. Recruitment services.
Leadership And Executive Search.
CEO, CTO, CFO, CRO, COO, CCO, Head of Compliance, MLRO and board appointments, run as research-led, confidential searches. Executive recruitment.
Placements We've Delivered.
Group CEO
Chief Technology Officer
Group CFO
Head of Compliance
Head of Marketing
Country Manager
Head of Operations
Head of Institutional Sales, EMEA
We Speak Your Framework.
Senior hires in regulated businesses need the right regulatory fit. We screen for the frameworks you operate under, in every market we recruit.
Global FinTech Recruitment.
Do you only recruit in Cyprus?
No. We are based in Limassol, and we recruit across Cyprus, Dubai and the UAE, wider MENA, APAC and the UK, as well as for fully remote roles.
Which sectors do you cover?
FX/CFD and multi-asset brokers, prop trading firms, crypto and digital assets, payments and EMIs, trading technology and SaaS, and regulated investment firms.
Can you hire for the same role in more than one country?
Yes. Groups with several hubs often ask us to search two markets in parallel, so they can compare candidates and costs before deciding where the role sits.
How do your fees work?
Specialist roles are usually contingency, with no fee unless you hire. For C-suite and business-critical roles we recommend a retained or exclusive search. We'll advise which fits your mandate.
Let's Talk About Your Expansion.
Whether you are opening a new hub or building out an existing one, tell us where and what you need to hire.
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