Over the past months, I’ve interviewed more than 30 compliance officers for very senior roles at excellent companies. Strong CVs.Impressive job titles.Years of experience. Yet, many were rejected. This is not a judgment on their intelligence or commitment. I know how much work goes into building a career in compliance. Read more…
Europe has taken an increasingly assertive approach to regulating large technology platforms. Google, Apple, Meta, X and other major technology companies have faced investigations, fines and new obligations under a growing body of European digital regulation. The official explanation is familiar: protect consumers, strengthen competition, safeguard privacy and create a Read more…
Compliance professionals understand the importance of protecting a business from regulatory breaches, financial crime and reputational damage. However, explaining the business value of that work can be more difficult. Some compliance professionals are uncomfortable putting a financial figure on their contributions. They may feel that attaching a monetary value to Read more…
Welcome back to the Compliance That Makes Sense podcast! In the coming episodes, we’re going to be delving into topics related to the technological developments that are changing our world. — Are you a techno-skeptic or part of the effective accelerationism movement? In this episode, I explore the beliefs held Read more…
More and more of my students and clients begin to manage compliance as a revenue center and they find this approach to be helpful. If you have not yet considered this approach within your company, here are the most important reasons to try: The majority of the compliance officers admit Read more…
ChatGPT has had the most amazing growth and user adoption rates of all time. Many tech leaders agree that this platform innovation is likely going to have a bigger impact than the internet and mobile phones combined, in particular, because it offers to accelerate and simplify many processes and eliminate a Read more…
I will share with you where and how I apply spirituality and somewhat “non-rational” practices in running my business and solving clients’ problems. In this context, I define spirituality as a way of making decisions and designing projects based on intuition, “gut feeling” or inspiration in addition to weighing budget considerations, Read more…
For months, I have had serious suspicions about the future of CBDCs becoming a very expensive failure similar to Libra/Diem, so I asked ChatGPT a series of questions about CBDCs and why they may fail. I got a few logical but very generic statements back. They all looked like a neutral Read more…
The requirements on when to apply strong authentication for EEA-based customers are outlined in the RTS on Strong Authentication (aka “2FA” or “2-Factor Authentication”). It is effective since 2019, but some countries delayed its implementation due to COVID. Anyway, this requirement has arrived in Europe. Generally speaking, it’s required to Read more…
Yana is recording from one of her favorite cities, Dusseldorf. She’s talking all about compliance tools, compliance tool selection, and why you shouldn’t select your tools based on pricing alone. We go through a list of questions to ask about the tool to really understand the metrics and amount of Read more…