This episode of Compliance That Makes Sense was inspired by interactions that I recently had with two of my clients, both of whom were having problems with the compliance experts they had hired. The information I am going to share with you today will help you to avoid making the Read more…
Regulatory projects often take longer than you may expect, which can be very frustrating. In today’s episode of Compliance That Makes Sense, I am going to explain the various reasons that delays occur, and the circumstances under which you should expect these delays and prepare for them so that you Read more…
Today I want to talk to you about competition, how important your competition is, and more specifically, how much time I feel you need or don’t need to spend studying your competitors when it comes to compliance. Sometimes my clients would ask me, do you know how my competitor is Read more…
On this Compliance That Makes Sense episode, Yana is talking today about FinTech and Value Added Tax. Many Fintech companies in Europe and other places where there is an equivalent of the VAT ask her to confirm that Crypto and FinTech businesses are exempt. If you need a quick answer, Read more…
Today, I’d like to summarize for you what would be the core advantages of having a licensed and properly regulated status in the EU for a global FinTech or crypto company. Large and relatively unified market (thanks to unified payments, consumer protection, privacy, security, and other relevant regulations) allowing to Read more…
Brexit happened, and the UK is no longer a part of the EU, which means passporting and mutual acceptance of financial services need to be revised. Listen as Yana talks about what we know about the movement of goods and services, what needs to be documented and formalized, and if Read more…
What is really sad and devastating for the FinTech industry is to see how old-fashioned and narrow-thinking compliance professionals slowly kill their companies by doing [many or all of] the following: They try to make their management and Boards fearful and suspicious of internal and external audits, which makes audit scoping Read more…
Let’s talk about the main concerns or objections I hear from many participants before they are ready to make up their minds and hire me or any other compliance expert. “It’s not the right time for our company now, I like the idea of being able to get insights via Helpline, Read more…
So the doors to Compliance That Makes Sense Helpline are now open and we are accepting new participants. In January 2021, we will celebrate 2-year anniversary (can you imagine that!!!) and there are some clients who are still with us to date! Here is how you know if Compliance Helpline can actually help Read more…
Let’s talk more about how FinTech Compliance (or Risk or Internal Control or Audit) professionals can make more money and why so many of them are not able to utilize these opportunities. So, how Compliance & Co Experts can make more money, and what stays in their way? 1) Get Read more…