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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, Read more…