No matter how many years – decades, now! – I’ve lived in Russia, clearing Customs (passport control) for me, as a foreigner, is at best a destabilizing experience.  Russians are not a howdee-big-smile sort of people to begin wi...

1)      Understanding and Accepting the Need – Regulatory compliance is a very important part of any business in a regulated industry. Failure to comply with regulations can result in many different consequences: Financial...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced late in 2013 that Barclays – one of the top 10 largest banks in the world – amounted violations resulting in over $3.75 million in fines. For the last decade, the Briti...

As we move deeper into the 21st century, more and more apps and solutions are switching from being hosted or on premise to SaaS-based. Based on data from Gartner and Global Industry Analysts Survey, by the year 2015, the cloud computi...

Lets go back in time. Target – the third largest US retailer - on its massive data breach where up to 70 million people are involved in the massive credit card heist at Target stores ensures its clients “zero liability” for c...

Reading through all of my newsfeeds since the New Year, I have seen many things about JP Morgan and the CFPB deadline.  Although I did not initially have interest, regulatory guidance and helpful insights for Banks and Credit Unions ...