I was recently asked by a FinTech founder to help streamline, discipline, and re-motivate his compliance team. In his own words: “They complain a lot but I am not sure, how reasonable their expectations are.“ I found out that indeed, there was a lot of complaining going on: “We can Read more…
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services are a growing trend, with year-on-year growth in the sector over the next few years expected to be 15-20%! Despite the value that it provides to many retailers and their customers, the BNPL model also has a number of problems. In today’s episode, I’m going to explain Read more…
As a FinTech startup founder, it is almost guaranteed that you will experience some form of crisis at some point in your journey in the industry. And more likely than not, you will experience more than one! In today’s episode, I discuss some of the more common crisis situations, from Read more…
Average payments or e-money license or money services or a VASP regulatory approval takes about 8-12-18 months. And actually only 10-15% of companies who apply get there, the vast majority of the applicants either abandon their applications, run out of money or get an unfavorable prognosis from the regulators and Read more…
This episode is for anyone who is wondering whether they should be offering a crypto-denominated checkout option on their online store. In today’s episode, I’m going to run through the do’s and don’ts when it comes to crypto payments, and after listening to this episode, you should know whether or Read more…
This year has brought to the surface a set of completely new business and regulatory challenges and almost any FinTech or crypto company would have to make their own decision on how they are going to address that. So – what are the emerging challenges and new projects I am seeing? Read more…
You may not know this, but before you can apply for a FinTech license, you need to go through the pre-application stage. This stage can feel like a time-waster, but it is actually very valuable. Tune into today’s episode to hear why! If you found value in this episode, I Read more…
Today, I wanted to talk more about why FinTech startups and banks keep struggling with manual tasks around compliance. I mean, they have the resources, they hire smart people, they use the best tools… So, what is not working? 💭 Well, the reality is – with most compliance tools, things break Read more…
Despite the fact that many people within organizations believe that doing more manual reviews is the magic bullet that will make their compliance team more efficient, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Tune in today to hear why! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate Read more…
I just finished reading the new book by Ray Dalio about the cyclical nature of financial and debt systems, and how political events, pandemics, and natural disasters may impact these economic cycles. Ray Dalio is one of the most successful hedge fund managers turned researcher and historian, who made his name by predicting the financial Read more…