Samai is a qualified lawyer with over six years’ experience in financial services regulation.  

Samai started her career as a practising barrister and then joined the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) where she worked for a number of supervisory teams including the funds, banking and investment team and the conduct of business team (CoB). She was responsible for her own portfolio of firms in various industries such as insurance, investment services, funds, fund managers, fund administrators, consumer credit, electronic money and payment services. Separately, she was also the secretariat to the Gibraltar Investor Compensation Scheme.

Following her role in CoB, Samai moved to the GFSC Policy team. As a policy advisor Samai’s responsibilities included the delivery of the Legislative Reform Programme (LRP), maintaining and developing an effective legislative and regulatory framework for financial services in Gibraltar and implementing regulatory policy and standards formed by HM Government of Gibraltar, the EU, international initiatives, and market changes.

After the delivery of the LRP, Samai joined the GFSC’s Legal Team. As the GFSC’s legal advisor, she was responsible for providing the GFSC with legal advice and legal support, particularly in relation to matters concerning authorisation, supervision and regulatory compliance.