Starting a business with friends sounds like a good idea in theory, but in reality, it’s often a different (much more challenging) story. Tune in today to hear about the common issues people face when they choose to go into business with their friends. If you found value in this Read more…
This is the time of the year when many FinTech startups are writing up various mandatory reports and preparing for annual reviews and inspections. Compliance reporting generates and keeps up-to-date a lot of mandatory documents that you send to your board, investors, regulators, and auditors, but despite the fact that this Read more…
Many people who recently lost jobs at BlockFi, Crypto.com, Celcius, Stripe, and PayPal find it hard to secure new jobs because of THIS. Several of my clients are hiring for various roles and they asked me to interview their finalist candidates. It just so happened that all of the candidates I Read more…
When it comes to FinTech licensing, about 50% of review time is spent by the regulators on “fit and proper” assessment and the overall team organization. Furthermore, many regulators will not even commence any policy or financial plans review before they are comfortable with the team structure. Obviously, team composition, Read more…
I’d like to share with you my observations about the similarities and differences between these 4 countries in terms of their FinTech regulatory approach. Ireland Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Is there something specific you’d like to know? Don’t hesitate to ask! 💭 Start listening to this episode on the Compliance That Makes Read more…
In this episode, I explore some advantages and disadvantages of establishing a startup in the FinTech hubs of Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Ireland, and Lithuania. A perfect environment does not exist, but this episode should give you clarity around which country will be best suited to you and your company. WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT: Read more…
I’d like to share with you the concept of Queen’s Gambit and how it relates to compliance, which is a strategy of making a significant initial investment and sacrifices to jump-start new projects and gets the momentum going. (Yes, I really liked the show and can totally relate to the Read more…
Many times projects are delayed due to an excessive amount of initial research and an unwillingness to take action. I’ve found that this is most often due to FinTech managers bringing on teams that do not have the same or similar business model to them. Tune in today to hear Read more…
This question comes up again and again. Somehow, people feel that there must be this promised golden-plated land where regulators are amicable and fast and flexible, services are affordable, everyone speaks and works in English, there is no bureaucracy, and licenses are granted next week with no questions asked. Many Read more…
While there is no region that won’t present at least some challenges to FinTech leaders, there are several factors that are likely to predict the success or failure of a business. Tune in today to hear my advice on finding a home for your business! If you found value in Read more…