James Freis
Market Integrity Solutions -- Board Member and Executive Advisor
- Role
- Independent Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Risk, Audit and Credit Committee at Solaris SE
- Location
- Washington, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Freis
Board member, Executive, lawyer, and Chartered Financial Analyst experienced with financial institutions, transactions, and markets, their regulatory frameworks, and good governance, at the wholesale and retail level across global markets.
Experience
Independent Member of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Risk, Audit and Credit Committee
Jun 2024 — Present · Berlin, DE
Solaris is Europe\'s leading embedded finance platform with a full German banking license. Solaris’ proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners – from SMEs to large multinational non-financial companies – to offer unique, customer-centric banking services. Providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2015, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Jim Freis was appointed to the Supervisory Board at the summer 2024 annual shareholders meeting and, in connection with a recapitalization in early 2025, was appointed as independent director and RACC Chairman.
Education
New York University
Graduate Coursework in Economics
1997 — 1998
CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
2000 — 2002
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and Government/International Relations
1988 — 1992
Harvard Law School
J.D., Law
1992 — 1995
Skills
- Negotiation
- Fraud Investigations
- Securities Regulation
- Securities
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- IT Management
- International Law
- Central Banks
- Economic Sanctions
- Ofac
- Financial Services
- Banking
- Risk Management
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Government
- Financial Intelligence
- International Relations
- Public Policy
- Payment Systems
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial Crime
- Microsoft Word
- Emerging Payments
- Aml
- Compliance
- U.s. Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac)
- Regulations
- Teaching
- Dodd-Frank
- Strategic Leadership
- Fraud
- Chartered Financial Analyst
- Financial Regulation
- Regulatory Affairs
- Kyc
- Anti Money Laundering
- Isda
- Technical Writing
- Customer Service
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