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…
Today we talk about the startup Bermuda triangle: Many startups vanish in the confusing storm of speed, disruption, and scale. A lot of times, when we meet courageous young founders or developers that try to make it with their baby startup, they want to know what is the most important Read more…
Business trends and economic cycles come and go, but most founders are utterly surprised when their StartUp or their bottom-line are impacted. In this episode, Yana and Tom discuss how to keep the focus in spite of a down-turn. And being able to pivot when new ideas seem required and 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…
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…
The Catch 22 of Compliance Profession can be summarized as: I love learning new skills and I really need to learn something new every day to do my job, but… I don’t feel quite appreciated for my contribution and knowledge, people bombard me with questions, get their answers and go Read more…
Today I’m going to offer you a brief overview of how to define market manipulation and some common examples of what constitutes market manipulation. Market manipulation is an action (e.g. entering into a transaction, placing or cancelling an order, disseminating information, voicing a public opinion, etc.) that gives or may give Read more…
Today I wanted to address a few most common questions about FATCA and the most common elections that usually apply to FinTech startups. As you probably know by now – there is no way I could fit in the mountain of FATCA rules into a short article, the idea is that Read more…
I recorded this video to reflect on why people might be afraid of GDPR 😉 By the way, in just few days myself a several dozens of other FinTech experts are starting together a 5-Day Privacy Policy Challenge which will allow us to experience first hand that GDPR is not Read more…
