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…
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 capita, which translates into higher disposable income and higher spending 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 predictions or how to avoid talking in a way that 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 and attract customers, and also how new businesses and new 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 services, what needs to be documented and formalized, and if Read more…
Are you ready to discuss Ripple versus the Securities and Exchange Commission? Yana uses Ripple as a starting point to analyze what it means for various token issuers in terms of how they position themselves, how the SEC views them, and what’s possible in this space. Listen as Yana speaks Read more…
Are you ready for an epic episode? Yana will summarize her vision for FinTech compliance, how it should be billed, how it could be optimized, and what it should look like. Yana shares her top three examples of where FinTech companies lose money, time, resources, and energy in compliance and Read more…