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# Compliance Operations Intern (m/f/d) at Pliant

- **Company:** Pliant
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Employment:** internship
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/pliant/04b4f9eb-6875-487f-a1b1-f7623769de4a

## Job description

## ABOUT US

Pliant is a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions. Our modular, API-first platform helps businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into their financial workflows. Designed for industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, Pliant enables greater efficiency, control, and profitability.

We serve two primary customer segments:

- Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines.
- Businesses such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant’s embedded finance and white-label solutions.

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 4,000 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments.

Learn more at http://www.getpliant.com/www.getpliant.com http://www.getpliant.com

## ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Compliance Operations Intern, you support our KYB, KYC, and CDD casework across the Compliance Operations (CoOps) department, gaining hands-on exposure to how a licensed EMI runs first-line-of-defense compliance day to day.

You work alongside analysts and team leads on live onboarding and due diligence cases, not shadowing from the sidelines, but doing real casework under supervision, with your work reviewed and signed off as part of our four-eyes process. You'll get exposure across the three CoOps teams and a practical grounding in how KYB/KYC/CDD operations run inside a regulated fintech.

This is a fixed-term internship intended to give you meaningful case experience and, depending on performance and business need, a possible path into a permanent Analyst role.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

Onboarding & Case Support

- Support onboarding case preparation: document collection and review, verification of legal representatives and beneficial owners using commercial registers and corporate structure documentation
- Assist with risk assessments under supervision, applying internal policies to draft recommendations for analyst/team lead sign-off
- Help work through corporate ownership structures, including straightforward multi-layered holding structures, under guidance from a reviewer

Quality & Documentation

- Maintain clear, structured, audit-ready documentation across onboarding and compliance activities
- Support quality checks on existing case files, flagging gaps or inconsistencies for analyst review
- Prepare customer data sets as part of the account opening process

Process & Learning

- Get hands-on with our compliance tooling and contribute to testing/feedback as new tools roll out
- Support process documentation and light process-improvement work alongside the team
- Take on ad hoc project work: process mapping, ticket triage, and cross-functional support with Credit Risk, Product, Legal, and Compliance

## WHAT YOU'LL BRING

- Genuine interest in AML/CTF, KYB/KYC, or regulatory compliance — no prior professional compliance experience required
- High attention to detail and a strong quality mindset; comfortable with structured, documentation-heavy casework
- Analytical and structured thinking, with the ability to quickly pick up new tools, systems, and regulatory concepts
- Proactive and collaborative working style; comfortable asking questions and taking ownership of assigned tasks
- Fluent English, written and spoken

## WHAT WE OFFER

- The opportunity to gain in-depth insight into operational HR work within a growing team with real responsibility
- Flat hierarchies and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
- The chance to develop your talent within a dynamic team with ambitious goals
- Monthly mobility benefit
- Wellhub membership
- Company card with a monthly allowance for lunches, coffee, etc. with co-workers

Pliant is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities, and are committed to an inclusive hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the interview process, please let us know.

## About Pliant

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pliant provides an API-first, modular B2B credit card platform that enables businesses to issue, manage, and track physical and virtual credit cards while streamlining payment processes and spend controls.
- **Entity Type**: Private (growth stage, backed by multiple venture capital investors)
- **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Malte Rau and Fabian Terner

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Fintech – B2B payments, spend management, and card issuance.
- **Target customers**: B2B – businesses of all sizes (SMB to enterprise), banks and financial institutions (via CaaS/BaaS), and developers/API users.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Empower companies to grow by providing a smart way to pay that scales with their business." [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en-us/about-pliant)

## Products & Services
- **Payment Apps**: Ready-to-use mobile and web applications for issuing cards, managing spend, tracking transactions, and integrating with accounting tools. Ideal for companies that want a full-featured solution out of the box.
- **Pro API**: A fully customizable API for businesses that need to issue cards at scale, automate workflows, and build custom integrations into their finance stack. Supports single-use virtual cards, spend controls, and real-time monitoring.
- **CaaS & BaaS (Card-as-a-Service & Banking-as-a-Service)**: White-label solutions for banks and fintechs to launch their own branded credit card programs, with Pliant handling compliance, card issuance, and processing under its e-money license.
- **Card & Spend OS**: The underlying operating system that powers all products, offering spend control, receipt management, accounting automation, and transaction insights.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available.
- **Key Metric**: Total funding amount not publicly disclosed; notable investors include **Alstin Capital**, **Motive Ventures**, **Speedinvest**, **SBI Investment**, **PayPal Ventures**, and **Illuminate Financial**. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en-us/about-pliant)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: PayPal Ventures, Speedinvest, Alstin Capital, Motive Ventures, SBI Investment, Illuminate Financial.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Team of 250+ employees representing 35+ nationalities. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en/careers)
  - Offices in Berlin (HQ), London, New York, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Lisbon, and Helsinki. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en-us/about-pliant)
  - Licensed as an e-money institution (EMI) in the EU and certified ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and PCI DSS. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en)
  - High Glassdoor rating of 4.6/5 (as of Nov 2024). [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en/careers)

## Competitive Advantages
- **API-first platform**: Fully programmable card issuance and spend management, enabling deep customization and automation for enterprises and developers.
- **Regulatory moat**: Holds an e-money license and multiple security certifications (ISO 27001, PCI DSS), making it a trusted partner for banks and regulated institutions.
- **Multi-product flexibility**: Offers everything from out-of-the-box apps to white-label CaaS/BaaS, covering a wide range of customer needs in one platform.
- **Real-time data & insights**: Provides granular transaction monitoring, customizable reporting, and seamless integration with accounting and ERP systems.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand geographically (already present across Europe and the US) and deepen partnerships with banks and fintechs through CaaS offerings.
- Continue enhancing the Pro API and automation capabilities to serve high-volume enterprise clients.
- Strengthen compliance and security infrastructure to maintain regulatory advantages.
- Grow headcount across engineering, sales, and data teams to support scaling.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Emphasizes agility, kindness, openness, and having fun. Mission-driven team with a flat structure and collaborative environment. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en/careers)
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Offers home office and remote work opportunities (many roles listed as *EU/UK remote*), plus flexible working hours. [getpliant.com](https://www.getpliant.com/en/careers)
- **Perks**: Learning & development budget, monthly lunch benefit, mobility perk, Bahncard, Wellhub membership, and regular team events.
- **Engineering culture**: 11 cross-functional teams, with visible investment in data, engineering, and product roles. Technology stack includes modern API-first development.
- **Glassdoor rating**: 4.6/5 (as of Nov 2024) – indicative of high employee satisfaction.

## Sources
1. [getpliant.com - Main site](https://www.getpliant.com/en)
2. [getpliant.com - About page](https://www.getpliant.com/en-us/about-pliant)
3. [getpliant.com - Careers page](https://www.getpliant.com/en/careers)
4. [linkedin.com - Pliant company page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/getpliant)
5. [getpliant.com - Careers (alternate)](https://www.getpliant.com/en-us/careers)

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