Photo by Aslı Yılmaz on UnsplashI sometimes feel that confusions and misperceptions about passporting of financial licenses across EU/EEA is an ever-growing bubble.Today, we will burst this bubble once and for all!Passporting is a formal recognition of your company’s rights to operate freely in any EEA country (where you are Read more…
From time to time startup founders, regulatory consultants and corporate business developers spend their time on exploring new opportunities and building customer relationships. I have recently learned that it’s important to say “no” to a project or an opportunity very early on, even if it’s commercially interesting or has a great Read more…
The requirements on when to apply strong authentication for the EEA-based customers are outlined in the RTS on Strong Authentication – and they will fully come into force from the 14th of September 2019. Generally speaking, it’s required to apply strong authentication when: The user accesses their online account, Read more…
If your FinTech startup is in the process of applying for the bank account opening or preparing for partner due diligence, you will need to produce and submit TONS of documents! To help you navigate the process and make it a bit easier for you, we created a FREE Read more…
It’s finally time – the Privacy Policy 5-Day challenge starts TODAY! Each day I’ll send an email to all registered challengers first thing in the morning, 8.00 a.m. CET (Zurich) time and then at 12.00 p.m. we’ll have our live training via Zoom call – click on the link to register. Make Read more…
It is common for investment firms, asset managers and banks to bundle products (sometimes it’s called cross-selling). Broadly speaking, European regulations require financial institutions to offer bundled or tied products only when these products meet the needs and the best interests of the clients – and be very transparent about all Read more…
The Catch 22 of Compliance Profession can be summarized as: I love learning new skills and I really need to learn something new every day to do my job, but… I don’t feel quite appreciated for my contribution and knowledge, people bombard me with questions, get their answers and go Read more…
