Yana discusses a topic today that is a little technical, but still a question she gets asked all the time. Listen as Yana spends a little time talking about the difference between issuing banks and acquiring banks or issuers and acquirers roles as it applies to the card industry. Issuer Read more…
What is really sad and devastating for the FinTech industry is to see how old-fashioned and narrow-thinking compliance professionals slowly kill their companies by doing [many or all of] the following: They try to make their management and Boards fearful and suspicious of internal and external audits, which makes audit scoping Read more…
I don’t believe that information is power in 2021, especially not in FinTech. Information about how one should run a FinTech business is everywhere and you can get it for free. More information does not empower anyone, more likely than not – it just creates overwhelm. Which is why, in Read more…
“2021 will be a year where professions that have been information-based will shift.” Today, Yana is discussing why she believes that the compliance function is an implementation function instead of just a providing information function. Yana argues that compliance has changed over the years, and since information is everywhere, it’s Read more…
Did you bring your sense of humor with you today? Listen, as Yana shares a special episode with you on how knowing compliance can be extremely useful when it comes to dating sites and investigating the people’s businesses looking to date you. A good compliance officer, if they are good Read more…
One of the common mistakes of most consulting or B2B service websites (even some of the bigger and branded ones) is that they look like deserted islands – dead, boring, and even suspicious. They are not built as company assets and don’t generate any leads or sales. Especially for services focused Read more…
Do CEOs and founders worry about compliance too much? In this episode, Yana wants to discuss some things that are more fundamental, like problems, issues, or misconceptions that she believes have been around for a long time. She hopes that this conversation will show you a different way to approach Read more…
Listen as Yana discusses why some FinTech startups make it to the top, keep growing, and secure license applications, partnerships, and funding. In contrast, most startups just run out of money and aren’t able to make it. What is it that those few startups have figured out? Yana gives her Read more…
The financial industry has ALWAYS employed TONS of consultants, advisors, part-time project-based freelancers, and experts. You may be a part-time CFO, digital transformation guru, software tool developer, risk or regulatory advisor, product development or sales coach… What differentiates the successful few from the vast majority is that the lucky ones can Read more…
Something interested happened recently in my compliance world and I wanted to share this with you. A FinTech company was going through an audit and it was found that they had an institutional client with one of the owners born in Iraq. This person has lived in Europe for many Read more…