Pearl Digital has appointed Kamran Akhtar as its Group Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the company’s executive leadership as it continues to build regulated multi currency stablecoin infrastructure. Based in Bahrain, Akhtar will oversee investor relations, regulatory oversight and financial stewardship across both the holding group and its issuing operations.
The appointment places Akhtar in charge of the group’s financial governance during a period of continued development. His responsibilities include serving as the single point of accountability for shareholder and capital partner relations, regulatory and financial oversight at the issuer level, and group financial governance.
Kamran Akhtar brings financial and regulatory leadership
Kamran Akhtar joins Pearl Digital with extensive experience in finance, governance and regulated financial services. According to the company, he is an Approved Person under the Central Bank of Bahrain’s Stablecoin Issuance and Offering Rulebook (SIO, Volume 6), bringing regulated financial oversight to his new position.
His mandate spans investor relations, regulatory compliance and financial stewardship across the organisation. The role also includes aligning financial reporting, internal controls and reserve integrity with regulatory and ratings requirements established for the group’s operations.
Additional background provided in his professional profile shows that Akhtar is a Big Four trained Fellow Chartered Accountant with more than 20 years of experience across financial services, fintech, start ups, scale ups and high growth businesses. His experience includes statutory reporting under IFRS, investor reporting, corporate governance, operational risk management and finance transformation.
Pearl Digital strengthens financial governance
Pearl Digital said the appointment supports its objective of building regulated, rated multi currency stablecoins for people and autonomous agents within the emerging on chain wallet economy.
The company noted that this ambition depends on disciplined financial oversight together with governance structures capable of meeting regulatory expectations. Akhtar will therefore oversee investor relations for the group while coordinating financial governance across the holding company and its issuing entities.
His responsibilities also include ensuring regulatory oversight at the issuer level while maintaining reporting standards, financial controls and reserve management that meet regulatory and ratings expectations.
Pearl Digital stated that these responsibilities are central to supporting accountability to shareholders, capital partners and regulators as the organisation develops its regulated financial infrastructure.
Experience across finance and growth businesses
Akhtar’s wider professional background reflects extensive leadership across financial services and technology businesses. His profile highlights experience advising executive leadership teams while managing finance operations, budgeting, external audits, board reporting and corporate governance across multiple jurisdictions.
His career includes leadership positions at Pearl Digital, Fathom.io, Aion Digital, Adivo Consulting, Saudi Aramco, Serco, EY, Lehman Brothers, Eiger Capital LLP and Deloitte. He also serves as Co Founder of Sabika Gold, a digital gold savings and investment platform operating in the Middle East.
According to his professional profile, he has developed expertise in financial strategy, working capital management, operational and regulatory risk management, finance systems implementation and stakeholder engagement. His experience also includes mentoring teams and supporting organisational growth across different jurisdictions.
Supporting Pearl Digital financial strategy
Pearl Digital’s announcement places financial governance at the centre of its leadership priorities. The Group Chief Financial Officer role combines financial stewardship with investor engagement and regulatory oversight, reflecting the governance requirements associated with regulated digital financial infrastructure.
The company said Akhtar will act as the primary point of accountability for shareholders and capital partners while supporting reporting, governance and financial control across the organisation.
For senior executives and HR leaders, appointments such as this demonstrate how regulated financial technology companies continue to strengthen executive leadership in finance, governance and compliance as they scale their operations.
With Kamran Akhtar joining as Group Chief Financial Officer, Pearl Digital adds executive financial leadership focused on governance, investor relations and regulatory oversight. The appointment supports the company’s financial management framework as it continues developing regulated stablecoin infrastructure from Bahrain.
