In the previous article, I’ve traced down how your mission as a FinTech startup founder brings you on a possible collision course with partners, auditors, and regulators because of an inherent difference of vision regarding FinTech compliance, and the role it occupies in your business. I’ve also warned against pride Read more…
As a FinTech startup founder, you are likely to have a customer-friendly mental image of what the financial services industry should look like: A world in which transactions are instantaneous and transaction fees are low; a world where technology helps include humans (billions of them!) into the global financial system; Read more…
Do you know what almost all compliance officers REALLY want? They want to work on cool innovative projects, they want to work with simple tools, they love learning new things and they want to be appreciated for what they do. It’s that simple. But… What do they believe? What shapes Read more…
In this episode, Yana shares with you her recent research around NFTs, their regulatory framework, and how they are currently offered and traded. You can also find more information about Yana’s personal NFT here. If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could leave Read more…
First of all – what is an NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) from the regulatory perspective? Or, in other words – what do you actually buy, when you buy an NFT? In most cases, what you buy is a digital certificate linked to an image, graphics, video or audio file, gaming avatar, Read more…
Because of the type of service I offer, I have an ideal client base. Sometimes that means saying no to certain requests. In today’s episode, I am going to share a few examples of the times that I have turned down customers, in the hope that it will help make Read more…
It is my opinion, and the opinion of many experts who have been working in the space for a long time, that the new US Crypto bill is flawed in many ways. The bill makes assumptions and proposes to impose regulations which, as I will explain today through a number Read more…
Have you ever wondered why VCs keep pouring money into loss-making FinTechs? For the longest time, financial industry veterans have been saying that financial companies survive and grow by avoiding risks because from their perspective, avoiding risks equals avoiding losses and keeping customers’ money safe. However, equating the safety of Read more…
Today marks one year of me bringing you Compliance That Makes Sense! In today’s episode, I share what inspired me to begin this podcast, and what has motivated me to keep going. You’ll learn more about my background, and why I am so passionate about FinTech compliance. Thank you for Read more…
For those who don’t know, DeFi is a set of technical solutions that do not have an identifiable person or body behind the service. Today’s episode was triggered by an announcement made by Shapeshift about their intention to completely decentralize their company and go all-in with DeFi because they felt Read more…