Compliance That Makes Sense

May 15 2024 4
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This is a place where FinTech compliance, regulations and risks are made simple and fun. Your host, Yana Afanasieva, corporate dropout turned entrepreneur, introduces you to pragmatic risk acceptance and agile compliance that scale, challenges financial industry conventional wisdom, and wholeheartedly believes that dashboards and automation often make much better job than humans.

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175 - FinTech Compliance KPIs and Metrics You Can Control

May 15 2024 17 mins  
It’s easy to assume that the way things are being done is the right way to do things, but a change in perspective can open our eyes to the benefits of doing things differently. In this episode, I discuss how to establish KPIs as a compliance professional when there are a lot of unknowns in play. I hope you walk away from this episode with a new perspective on the metrics you can

174 - Compliance Performance and Responsibility for Things Outside of Your Control

May 08 2024 19 mins  
In your career, as in all facets of your life, there are always going to be circumstances that are out of your control! In the next few episodes, I am going to be exploring how you can differentiate between the things you can control and those you cannot and how to identify and avoid the traps that lead to unnecessary project delays and unintended results. If you found value in th

173 - SEC vs Uniswap, Pavel Durov with Tucker, and Yana AI

Apr 24 2024 22 mins  
In this episode, I take you on a journey through my thoughts on what is going on with the SEC and Uniswap, what I learned about the future of instant messaging from Tucker Carlson’s interview with Pavel Durov, why I decided to digitally “clone” myself, and more! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review! My mission is to hel

172 - Being Authentic: A Conversation with David Yen About Making Decisions, Education, and Taking Risks

Apr 18 2024 35 mins  
With my Certification program launch happening in two days, I decided to record an episode with my very good friend, David Yen, about some of the things that have been on my mind recently. The diverse range of subjects we discuss includes relationships, friendships, risk-taking, decision-making, the education system, and authenticity! If you found value in this episode, I would re

171 - Mistakes My Clients Made Last Month and How to Move Through Mistakes Faster

Apr 10 2024 22 mins  
Competent, well-meaning, hardworking people often make unrealistic assumptions that can completely derail their projects. In this episode, I explore some of the mistakes that my clients have made recently to highlight the importance of questioning your assumptions and surrounding yourself with trusted advisors. If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if yo

170 - Using NLP in FinTech Compliance

Apr 03 2024 14 mins  
For various reasons, compliance professionals often struggle to confront their senior management about work-related issues that they are experiencing. In this episode, I explain what the the NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) methodology is and how it can be used to overcome this problematic tendency! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could lea

169 - “We Have To Do Something” Moments Are Dangerous

Mar 27 2024 21 mins  
The world we live in is characterized by unpredictability. Responding to unpredictable situations with “we have to do something” is a trap that can have very negative outcomes so in this episode, I share how you can better prepare for the future without wasting your time and money! If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate it if you could leave a review! My

168 - Lisa Carpenter Interviews Yana about Crypto, Women, Technology, Risks, and Life

Mar 20 2024 65 mins  
In today’s special episode, I am joined by my life coach, Lisa Carpenter, to discuss crypto, women, technology, risks, and life! Lisa works with women who have high career ambitions and who also want to maintain their health and well-being. I’ve been seeing her for a few years, finding the experience enormously valuable in helping me through life’s ups and downs. From under

167 - How to Offer Crypto Staking

Mar 13 2024 26 mins  
Crypto staking has been in the spotlight recently, and as a result, it is undergoing a transformation. In this episode, we are going to cover what staking is, how it works, why regulators are concerned about it, and the key elements you need to keep in mind if you are going to offer it. I also explore Kraken as a case study of how staking can go wrong. If you found value in this e

166 - Excessively Regulating New Technologies is Bad for Compliance

Mar 06 2024 22 mins  
Welcome back to the Compliance That Makes Sense podcast! In the coming episodes, we’re going to be delving into topics related to the technological developments that are changing our world. --- Are you a techno-skeptic or part of the effective accelerationism movement? In this episode, I explore the beliefs held by these opposing camps and share my thoughts about technological d