Paul Foley
Chief Technology Officer
As Chief Technology Officer at qashqade, Paul writes about IT security, artificial intelligence, and the practical application of emerging technologies in financial services. His focus is on how firms can adopt advanced automation and LLM capabilities to improve product quality, accelerate delivery cycles, and strengthen operational resilience.
With over 20 years of experience across trading, wealth management, private banking, and institutional crypto, Paul brings a cross-sector perspective on building and operating mission-critical systems. His writing reflects a strong emphasis on real-world implementation, exploring both the opportunities and risks associated with modern technology adoption, from security considerations to the challenges of integrating AI into existing infrastructure.
With over 20 years of experience across trading, wealth management, private banking, and institutional crypto, Paul brings a cross-sector perspective on building and operating mission-critical systems. His writing reflects a strong emphasis on real-world implementation, exploring both the opportunities and risks associated with modern technology adoption, from security considerations to the challenges of integrating AI into existing infrastructure.
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Getting Started with qashqade’s MCP Layer
qashqade's new MCP layer lets your AI tools talk to qashqade directly. Ask in plain language, trigger a calculation, and read back validated results. In this walkthrough, CTO Paul Foley shows how to get it running and turn a simple request into a fully branded dashboard.
How Regulations Are Raising the Bar for Technology
As regulatory frameworks come into focus, expectations of technology partners in private markets are rising. In this piece, Paul Foley, CTO of qashqade, shares his perspective on why regulation should be seen not as a compliance exercise, but as a reflection of what clients already demand: resilience, transparency, and accountability.
Building resilient infrastructure for private markets
In the world of private markets, operational resilience means having a platform that never misses a beat even during crises. qashqade's CTO Paul Foley explains how qashqade built resilience into its infrastructure.
Security as a Mindset: How to Embed Resilience
Security isn’t a checklist. It’s a mindset. In this post, qashqade CTO Paul Foley explains how true resilience comes from embedding security across leadership, culture, and daily operations. qashqade transforms policy into practice, empowering teams to own security and safeguard business outcomes.
What Security by Design Really Means (and Why Most Firms Miss It)
Security by design isn’t a checklist, it’s a mindset. For SaaS companies handling sensitive investor data, building resilience starts long before code is written. Paul Foley, CTO at qashqade, shares why security must begin at the design stage and what most firms get wrong.
AI – Beyond the hype
In this article, our CTO cuts through the AI hype to share practical ways businesses can leverage AI for analysis and productivity, using no-code tools like ChatGPT, Supabase, and n8n. Discover a simple, cost-effective approach to unlocking the value of your information assets while understanding key limitations and security considerations.
DORA – What you need to know
As we all know, in January 2025, DORA (the Digital Operational Resilience Act) comes into force for financial companies – but what does this mean for the rest of us?
IT Security – are you hitting IT hard enough?
As we're all aware, the cyber security environment remains challenging. qashqade's CTO Paul Foley takes a look at what can be done to increase your company’s stance and better manage your risk.
Achieving operational scalability in software for private markets
qashqade's CTO Paul Foley looks at how operational scalability (or lack of) can damage user experience, especially if system performance and resilience are not up to scratch.
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