Today, I wanted to share with you some of the most common scenarios where FinTech license applications get stuck. 
Curious? – Read on! 
Not knowing how to respond to broad open-ended questions such as “describe the flow of data within your organization”, “describe how do you detect risks related to Read more…
Average payments or e-money license or money services or a VASP regulatory approval takes about 8-12-18 months. And actually only 10-15% of companies who apply get there, the vast majority of the applicants either abandon their applications, run out of money or get an unfavorable prognosis from the regulators and Read more…
You may not know this, but before you can apply for a FinTech license, you need to go through the pre-application stage. This stage can feel like a time-waster, but it is actually very valuable. Tune into today’s episode to hear why! If you found value in this episode, I Read more…
I have been part of dozens of FinTech projects over the last three years and they were all successful, which is why I felt that for today’s episode it would be helpful to share with you where and why FinTech start-up founders can be unsuccessful with their license applications. From positioning, 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…
“Timing is everything with this project.” Today Yana discusses one of the most frequently asked compliance questions she hears; how soon can you get me a compliance license, and what the process looks like? People worry about this question because they want to plan when to launch products when hiring Read more…