The doors to the FCA (FinTech Compliance Acceleration) program are closing on June 1st, so… imagine… what becomes possible for you when by the end of summer 2021 you will be well known and established in your specific FinTech industry niche, equipped to connect with media and influencers, have practiced how sharing your unique Read more…
People randomly buy and sell BTC just because Elon Musk has a new tweet and I think it’s not just unfortunate, it’s a symptom of bigger issues to come. (Well, there is an argument to be made that Musk is the new Trump on Twitter, but that’s beside the point.) Read more…
Welcome to the third installment in my mini-series on The Rise of Just in Time Compliance. Today I wanted to answer whether or not the just-in-time method is right for you, if you are a Fintech expert or if you work in the Fintech industry and you are not sure Read more…
Most compliance officers would agree that onboarding and reviewing corporate customers is one of the most painful and annoying KYC tasks ever. It takes forever, it’s confusing, and everyone involved (customers, UBOs, compliance officers, and relationship managers) hates every step of the process. BUT WHY? Why cannot we all simplify Read more…
In this Compliance That Makes Sense episode, we are going to talk about FATCA and CRS for FinTech dummies. Yana decided to record this episode not because she thinks FinTechs or her listeners are dummies, but to make sure that you feel the content is easy to digest and not Read more…
In this Compliance That Makes Sense episode, Yana talks about where to find FinTech board members and how to pay them. FinTech startups often struggle to try to find the right board members. There seems to be some confusion about who they should be, how much you can expect from Read more…
On this Compliance That Makes Sense episode, Yana is talking today about FinTech and Value Added Tax. Many Fintech companies in Europe and other places where there is an equivalent of the VAT ask her to confirm that Crypto and FinTech businesses are exempt. If you need a quick answer, Read more…
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 happened based on the news and reports she had read 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 actually involved both, so she feels she has a unique 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 existing teams, I think I have a perspective. Most compliance Read more…