# Payments Counsel at Rain

- Company: Rain
- What the company does: Explore Rain’s enterprise payments infrastructure for stablecoin-powered cards and global money movement. Fast settlement, scalable API, and trusted performance. Backed by Norwest.
- Company website: https://www.raincards.xyz/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: District of Columbia
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rain/610fac50-ebb8-49a8-9ce5-1070d46d928f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rain-payments-counsel/

## About the role

Advise on U.S. and EU payments regulations, including state money transmission laws, federal banking regulations, PSD2/PSD3, EMD2, e-money licensing, card network rules, and virtual asset frameworks. Partner with Compliance and Licensing teams on MTL applications, international licenses, and ongoing obligations.

## What they're looking for

- A JD from a top-level law program. Preference for US-trained lawyers, but international JDs will be considered
- At least 5–8 years of legal experience, focused on payments, fintech, financial services regulation, or related areas
- Strong understanding of US and EU payments regulations, including state MTLs, the Durbin Amendment, Regulation E, PSD2/PSD3, EMD2, EMI licensing, and card network rules
- Experience advising on commercial contracts and regulatory issues for fintech or payments companies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to translate complex regulation into clear business advice
- A collaborative, business-oriented mindset, comfortable working across multiple teams and time zones

Tags: Corporate/G&A