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…
Do you think that Stablecoins are E-money? Listen as Yana discusses what E-money and Stablecoins are and how they are used. Yana explains how most stablecoins do not meet the requirements to be called E-money and the difference between issuing E-money versus using and accepting E-money. Yana is hoping this Read more…
Having worked with so many FinTech founders, I’d like to tell you about two common and costly mistakes they make about compliance strategy. But before we do that, let’s address the elephant in the room – how do founders, CEOs, and many business leaders REALLY view compliance and talk about compliance (when Read more…
This workshop includes: Live Q&A sessions on December 8-9th, 2020 Sample Internal Audit Plan (usually external audit starts with a review of your internal audit work) Sample documents and policies you must have in place, such as a description of your Governance and Internal Controls, Code of Conduct, Segregation of Read more…
Why is it that very few FinTech startups keep growing, secure licenses and partnerships they want, and are loved and praised by their customers… while most other startups struggle and run out of money? They all operate in the same environment, get almost the same level of seed investments, graduate Read more…
Have you heard about the new Crypto regulations that are coming? Yana explains what they are and what they mean for Crypto companies. She believes the regulation will harmonize requirements from country to country with a single regulatory regime that will cover different types of crypto services. Yana shares that Read more…
If you are a FinTech founder or a CEO, you are constantly selling and your hardest pitches are not necessarily to customers. First and foremost, you need to sell your business model, your technology, and your overall concept to regulators, banks, investors, and partners. You often need approvals and permissions Read more…
It was my first ever visit to a Shooting Range and before I actually got to hold a gun, it’s mandatory to follow and fully internalize a few key instructions. These instructions are so simple and useful, I feel that anyone working in FinTech must apply those immediately: Treat any Read more…