Nilixa is an experienced policy maker and regulatory expert and founder and CEO of Payments Solved a regulatory consultancy advising on the regulatory frameworks for open banking and open finance , digital assets and payment services both in the UK and globally. Nilixa is a qualified lawyer holding a Masters in European Competition Law and has extensive knowledge of banking, payments and payment systems gained from her time in industry and with the UK and EU regulators. Nilixa has worked extensively with UK Government, the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), and EU regulators. Nilixa has been appointed to various strategic European level committees including the ECB SecurePay Forum, ECB Digital Euro Market Advisory Group, the EU API Evaluation Group, the UK Payment Strategy Forum, the EU Payments Systems Market Expert Group and the EU Data Expert Group. Nilixa started her financial services career as an in-house lawyer with Barclays before moving to lead payment policy at the Financial Conduct Authority. Nilixa has also held roles with the European Banking Authority, the Open Banking Implementation Entity and Mastercard.

Nilixa is a well-known public speaker and works with industry, regulators, and legislators to influence and drive changes in the digital assets, banking and payments ecosystem for a financial services landscape that is secure, transparent, and inclusive.