Regulatory Expertise. Trading Experience. Practical Solutions.
AI & Quant Labs is a boutique regulatory consultancy founded on a rare combination: deep trading experience and senior regulatory delivery.
Senior-Led, Hands-On Delivery
AI & Quant Labs provides regulatory consulting for crypto and algorithmic trading firms. We specialise in UK crypto compliance, algo trading governance, and regulatory technology.
You work directly with the principal consultant - no bait-and-switch with junior staff. Founded in 2014, we've helped firms navigate FCA requirements from the trading floor to the control room.
Practical, not academic. We've sat on trading desks and in regulatory meetings. We know what works in practice. Startup-friendly frameworks that satisfy regulators without enterprise complexity.
Subrata Bal
Founder & Principal Consultant
11+ years in FCA-regulated financial services, spanning trading desks and regulatory oversight. I've built trading systems, run a profitable FX desk, and then built the control frameworks to oversee them.
Trading Side
- Ran FX desk (Sun Trading)
- Built & traded HFT models
- Full P&L responsibility
- Product of Year (Credit Suisse)
Compliance Side
- Global Head eTrading Oversight
- MiFID II delivery to FCA
- Regulator comms (FCA, PRA)
- Algo validation frameworks
Career Highlights
Director & Global Head of eTrading Oversight
NatWest Markets
- Built & ran independent 2nd Line of Defence eTrading oversight function
- Global team: Directors, VPs across UK, US, India
- Led Annual Self-Assessment (ASA) for algo trading - MiFID II compliance
- Owner of Senior Management Committee (CRO-chaired)
- Regulator communications: PRA, FCA, Internal/External Audit
- Delivered regulatory remediation (PRA and FCA)
Lead Control Quant
NatWest Markets
- Set up Algo & eTrading validation framework (FX, FI, Repo)
- Built CARE (Control Analytics and Reporting Engine)
- Algo Life Cycle governance & materiality assessment
- Recruited & trained offshore team for delivery
Lead Quantitative Trader
Sun Trading LLC
- LED AND PROFITABLY RAN London FX quantitative trading desk
- Full P&L responsibility: research, design, backtesting, TRADING
- Built market making: alpha, pricing, counterparty profiling, last look
- Developed HFT models: basis trade, co-integration, momentum
- Real-time monitoring: desk P&L, FX risk, positions
Quant Consultant
Credit Suisse
- Designed & deployed Automated Client Flow Analysis Robot
- Improved client tiering based on trade analysis
- WON PRODUCT OF THE YEAR within the Bank
Quantitative Strategist
RBS Global Banking & Markets
- Covariance-based portfolio hedging model for eFX desk
- Auto Hedging, covariance matrix estimation & prediction
Current Roles
Co-Founder & COO
Koodooka / One Group Fintech
Jul 2022 - Present
App-based current accounts, Visa partnership, regulatory compliance, fundraising
Director
AI Quant Labs
Jun 2014 - Present (11+ years)
Regulatory consulting for crypto and trading firms
Academic Background
Ph.D.
IMSc Chennai - String Theory, Matrix Models
M.Sc. Physics
IIT Kharagpur - Theoretical Physics
Statistical Methods
Indian Statistical Institute - Statistics
Postdoctoral Research
12 Publications, 320+ Citations
h-index 8 | JSPS & IRCSET Fellowships
What We Stand For
Quant Expertise
We bring deep quantitative finance experience to every engagement. We understand trading because we've built trading systems.
Rigorous Standards
We apply the same rigour to governance that quants apply to models. No shortcuts, no compromises.
AI-First Approach
We leverage AI to work smarter - faster analysis, better insights, more efficient delivery.
Client Partnership
We're not just advisors. We become an extension of your team, invested in your success.
What Makes Us Different
Jurisdictions We Cover
Boutique by Design
We're a boutique firm by design. Senior expertise, not layers of junior consultants. As we scale, we're building a network of specialists in regulatory analysis, AML/CTF, and legal research.
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