With all the fascination and excitement about start-ups and FinTech, you wonder if your knowledge is still relevant and you may have doubts about whether you can really be successful and respected in the crazy world of FinTech.

You may be afraid to admit that you don’t really know how people send money from one mobile phone to another; and you don’t really know how to describe what bitcoin is.

Maybe you are afraid that you are “too old” and that your time is “over”. (Don’t worry, we’ve been “there” but with FinTech you can completely change your life).

To onboard someone successfully, and comply with all the legal requirements, as well as mitigate your business from financial crime risks, is a juggling act. Unfortunately some firms don't do enough, and others over commit themselves in an effort to attract as many customers as they can, leaving them with huge amounts of manual checking to do.

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