Crypto
Liechtenstein Blockchain Act and Where You May Need Interpretation
I shared earlier that, in my view, the Liechtenstein Blockchain Act is a very advanced, helpful and comprehensive legislation, providing a lot of clarity for market participants.However, as everyone moves into implementation, most FinTech startups I talked to, run into some level of ambiguity with the following critical questions:What is Read more…
FinTech
What We Learned in 2019: Looking at the Industry and Being Judged
Welcome to episode 17 of the Hole in The Whole Podcast. Today Yana and Tom discuss the lessons they learned in 2019. They focus on what’s been going on in the industry, and talk about the ever-present entrepreneurial challenge of being judged and compared to others. Next week in episode Read more…
FinTech
Can You Get Me a Financial License in 3 Months Please?
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…
AML
Can I Just Outsource All My KYC and Onboarding?
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…
FinTech
When Will You Start Making Money?
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…