Hatim Hussain

Hatim is a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil / PhD) candidate in Law under the supervision of Prof. Ben McFarlane and Prof. Kristin van Zwieten. His doctoral research focuses on developing a conceptual and functional framework for rights in natively digital assets under insolvency law. He is a Rhodes Scholar and a Schwarzman Scholar.

Prior to taking up doctoral studies, Hatim read on the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) programme at University of Oxford and on MMSc. in Management Sciences at Tsinghua University, China. Hatim completed his undergraduate degree in Law at Gujarat National Law University, India (B.Com. LL.B. (Hons.), where he graduated with several gold medals and an award for best overall performance in the undergraduate degree.

Hatim is a qualified lawyer in India, advising on fintech (with a focus on payments, digital assets, and blockchain technology), data protection, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, gaming, and telecom matters. Hatim holds previous experience working in financial services and RegTech sectors, most recently as Head of Quality, with Reg Genome, a regulatory intelligence company; and as Chief Risk and Legal Officer (CRO/CLO) and Global MLRO with nsave, a Swiss fintech. He has previously worked in various capacities with the United Nations Development Programme, International Monetary Fund, Financial Innovation for Impact (FII), Centre for Long Term Resilience (CLTR), Boldly Go Philanthropy and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF). Hatim was also a tutor for the University of Cambridge's FinTech and Regulatory Innovation (CFTRI) and Digital Assets for Regulators (CDAR) programmes. At Oxford, in addition to the DPhil, he serves as an Associate Editor for the Oxford Business Law Blog and was the President of the Oxford FinTech and Legaltech Society.

Hatim's research interests lie at the intersection of law, finance and technology.