As you may have noticed recently, I spend quite some time talking and thinking about FinTech industry profitability and sustainability. Partially, my interest is purely theoretical and is triggered by the fact I hold two Master’s degree (one is in Economics, and another one is an MBA), and I’m just Read more…
In this episode Yana speaks with Varun Mittal, head of EY FinTech practice and a co-founder of the Singapore FinTech Association, about what happened in 2019 and what he sees happening in 2020. Varun is the Global FinTech leader at EY, covering technology and business models in financial services across Read more…
Lean and mean also requires thinking ahead of what happens once you scale. Yana and Tom talk to Alvin Jiang, VP of Engineering at TenX, about why best practice compliance consists of smart data collection, automated evaluation & robust defense. Learn how a world class crypto startup implements data Read more…
Tom and Yana talk about FinTech pricing and price anchoring, popular pricing models, freemiums and the importance of niching-down – so that your company is able to charge premium prices. Show Notes: [01:24] Tom recently launched a SaaS product and wanted to have a very easy pricing strategy. They were Read more…
We are about to start a podcast with a focus on FinTech, data, AI, startups and entrepreneurship dilemmas, and would really appreciate your feedback about which name resonates better for you – please let us know your favorite (or least repelling) option by clicking on one of the links below: Read more…
Liechtenstein recently confirmed its place as one of the most FinTech-friendly jurisdictions by adopting a new circular on digital verification of customers! What’s changed: In addition to 2-way video verification of customers, more options are made available to FinTech platforms. From now on you can also verify individual customers Read more…
From time to time startup founders, regulatory consultants and corporate business developers spend their time on exploring new opportunities and building customer relationships. I have recently learned that it’s important to say “no” to a project or an opportunity very early on, even if it’s commercially interesting or has a great Read more…
I was recently preparing a team for an external on-site audit visit and the basic guiding principle I declared was: “You are going to do all the work and they are going to get paid”. I meant it. It sounds a bit odd and potentially provocative, but the truth of Read more…
On January 1st, 2019 a new license type will become available to FinTech companies established in Switzerland. This so-called FinTech Authorization was introduced as an amendment to the Swiss Banking Act on June 15th, 2018, and has now come into force. In summary, if the number of clients’ funds accepted Read more…
