Adding more features, data, and analytics capabilities to your RegTech tools may sound like a worthwhile effort, but it actually does more harm than good in the FinTech world. Tune in today to hear why this trend is more like a Candy Crush office game than an effective business strategy. Read more…
The Tornado Cash sanctions are unusual, unclear, and in my opinion, a perfect example of how modern politicians weaponize financial services and technical infrastructure. Tune in for this week’s episode, where I share my thoughts on why sanctions against Tornado Cash are counter-productive. If you found value in this episode, Read more…
After noticing that there’s a lot of confusion around the difference between client fund segregation and deposit protection schemes, I decided to clear that up in today’s episode by diving into what exactly client fund segregation is, why it exists, and how to approach it! If you found value in Read more…
Welcome to episode 100! In celebration of reaching this milestone, I have dedicated this episode to explain why I do what I do, and what I love about my job. Thank you for being a part of the Compliance That Makes Sense journey so far! If you found value in Read more…
In the old-fashioned world of traditional finance, it was beneficial for risk and compliance teams to provide as much information as possible in a risk assessment. In today’s Fintech environment, the core role of risk and compliance teams has changed, and the old ways of doing risk assessments are no Read more…
Fraudulent activity and security incidents are inevitable. The important thing is that you know what to do if it happens to you. Tune in to today’s episode where I share my key pieces of advice on how to approach these situations. If you found value in this episode, I would Read more…
Running a company is not easy; it requires pragmatism, discipline, sometimes a cold heart, and learning to master the difficult art of delegation. Tune in for today’s episode which is all about the importance of finding a compliance team that shares your risk appetite so that you don’t waste valuable Read more…
I’ve been asked by many different people about how to choose a Banking-as-a-Service partner and the differences between Banking-as-a-Service partners and FinTech-friendly banking partners. So, I’ve put everything you need to know about this topic into this podcast episode! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate Read more…
Every now and then, opportunistic people join forces to build hype around a compliance topic with the aim of creating confusion so that they can swoop in to “save” you. Today, I’m going to explore why the current hype around unhosted/private wallets is a perfect example of this kind of Read more…
If you want to understand the difference between inflation and a bubble, and how each of these circumstances impacts the FinTech industry, this episode is for you! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review! My mission is to help Read more…