I know, it sounds counter-intuitive and confusing, but it’s the reality: what you do as a FinTech startup in order to open your bank accounts is almost entirely opposite to what you do to secure a license application. Here is how these relationships are fundamentally different: How these fundamental differences Read more…
Five of my FinTech clients lost some of their banking relationships this year, despite the fact that they had been partnering for 3 years prior to that. There were 2 main reasons for account terminations: FinTech startups commenced new activities with new clients and the banks refused to support these new financial Read more…
In the last months, a few of my FinTech clients have asked me to review their application forms for bank account opening. Here are examples of SUPER IMPORTANT questions (that look very innocent and almost boring) where I felt the original answers were completely misleading, out of context, and would Read more…