Yana shares her take on what is happening with the GameStop saga during January 2021 and why she believes that Robinhood actually did the right thing, even though their communication was hard to understand. Yana speaks about what she thinks Read more…
Today, Yana is going to share the pros and cons and different approaches to buying an already established FinTech company versus starting a new one and applying for your own license. Yana is in the middle of a project that Read more…
Why should global FinTechs have a licensed European entity? Listen as Yana discusses why she believes FinTechs should consider having a European license and a European-based entity. Europe is a very large market and has a relatively high GDP per Read more…
Compliance Officers are almost never promoted within their companies and have to change jobs to get ahead – it’s just statistics. Since I often help my FinTech founder clients to interview their compliance leaders and regularly give feedback about their Read more…
In this episode, Yana will talk about what is safe to say and what isn’t safe to say about FinTech financial services, marketing, PR, communications, and its relation to compliance. Yana also discusses how to make or not make market Read more…
Today, I’d like to summarize for you what would be the core advantages of having a licensed and properly regulated status in the EU for a global FinTech or crypto company. Large and relatively unified market (thanks to unified payments, Read more…
Today, Yana is making predictions for 2021; she is focusing on FinTech. Compliance, how we view risks, and what may or may not happen in the next year. Yana discusses which FinTech services and which type of services will grow Read more…
Today, I wanted to warn you about some common mistakes that I see in many FinTech marketing communications and public statements (This is already above and beyond the basic requirement not to call yourself a bank of the future or a Read more…
Brexit happened, and the UK is no longer a part of the EU, which means passporting and mutual acceptance of financial services need to be revised. Listen as Yana talks about what we know about the movement of goods and Read more…
On December 21st, 2020, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple, accusing the company of illegally offering securities without proper registrations and declarations as required by the US securities laws. In recent years, the SEC has ruled that Bitcoin and Read more…