For years, one of the biggest promises of cryptocurrency was financial freedom. Bitcoin was supposed to give people an alternative to traditional financial institutions, allowing them to hold and transfer value without depending entirely on banks or governments. But as crypto has become more mainstream, another question has become increasingly Read more…
Not because it is powerful, but because many people are using it the wrong way. Let me explain. Many compliance officers have adopted AI to draft regulatory responses, risk assessments, compliance policies, and other documents that once took hours to prepare. It feels great. You can get a first draft Read more…
Hey there, Yana here. Let’s talk about something that keeps many compliance professionals up at night: how to make more money. For many, the path seems straightforward. Change jobs, negotiate a higher salary, and move on. Changing jobs can increase your earnings, but it is only one of several options. Read more…
There is a scene early in The Godfather where a man comes to Don Corleone asking for justice. He has a problem and has tried everything. Nothing has worked. The Don listens, then points out what the man has failed to understand: asking for help is about more than offering Read more…
Let me tell you about one compliance manager. Let’s call him M. His story is basically everyone’s story, just with the names changed. M spent years at PayPal, then got hired by a FinTech startup in 2015 to lead the AML operations team: onboarding, transaction monitoring, due diligence. Since then Read more…
For various reasons which I share in today’s episode, many FinTech companies are now establishing their global headquarters in the UAE. Tune in today to hear how the UAE has become the new Switzerland when it comes to the FinTech space! If you found value in this episode, I would Read more…
Let’s talk about financial services and linked accounts today. What are linked accounts? – Those are accounts that belong to your clients who are, for example, entities with common ownership or persons from the same family or otherwise clients that are connected or coordinate their activities when it comes to Read more…
Let’s talk about FinTech and regulatory scenarios when people think they are “doing ok” and don’t realize they have a problem until it’s too late or costs too much to fix. I recently created a couple of surveys and here are some interesting observations: Over 80% of compliance officers feel Read more…
Today, I wanted to share with you some of the lessons learned from my first ever experience with a banking RFP process (which we did not win, but it was a great lesson after all). So, what may help to win the mandate, if the process involves RFP? ✅ Build Read more…
Selling products can be hard for introverts. Listen as Tom and Yana discuss why this is and ways to get around it. Making sales takes patience and a willingness to handle the hassles that might come your way. Yana believes that people shouldn’t waste her time. Either you want what Read more…