Yes, you heard it right – I was suspicious of bots, and then I changed my mind: today messenger bots are my best friends forever. I’m happy to tell you about it, because I found bots to be super helpful and fun to work with – especially where it comes Read more…
One of the FAQs I get all them time is “how long does it take to get a financial license” and “what can I do to make it faster”? Someone even texted me “what can I do to get a license in 3 months” 🤣 An average payments or e-money license Read more…
Someone recently asked me if they could outsource all their KYC and onboarding tasks for their new business idea to me (or someone else I could recommend) and I did not think it was such a great idea. I strongly feel that FinTech or any other customer-facing startups should keep Read more…
As you may have noticed recently, I spend quite some time talking and thinking about FinTech industry profitability and sustainability. Partially, my interest is purely theoretical and is triggered by the fact I hold two Master’s degree (one is in Economics, and another one is an MBA), and I’m just Read more…
Welcome to episode 15 of the Hole in The Whole Podcast. Tom and Yana discuss how emotions can affect us in our business life. Even though we try to master our emotions, we still somehow end up being ruled by them. It’s been suggested that about 80% of commercial decisions Read more…
In this episode Yana speaks with Varun Mittal, head of EY FinTech practice and a co-founder of the Singapore FinTech Association, about what happened in 2019 and what he sees happening in 2020. Varun is the Global FinTech leader at EY, covering technology and business models in financial services across Read more…
Today we talk about the startup Bermuda triangle: Many startups vanish in the confusing storm of speed, disruption, and scale. A lot of times, when we meet courageous young founders or developers that try to make it with their baby startup, they want to know what is the most important Read more…
Today we talk about comebacks of ex-corporate executives as startup founders after they swapped their chauffeurs and ties for sneakers and scooters. Seasoned experienced teams may have better chances of raising money and securing initial partnerships, thanks to their credibility and networks, but is it really enough to make it Read more…
Business trends and economic cycles come and go, but most founders are utterly surprised when their StartUp or their bottom-line are impacted. In this episode, Yana and Tom discuss how to keep the focus in spite of a down-turn. And being able to pivot when new ideas seem required and Read more…
