As RSM’s subject matter expert for novel banking activities, I specialize in helping financial institutions and fintechs gain approvals and overcome regulatory challenges for innovative, customer-facing products and services. With over 15 years of experience, I lead a dedicated team focused on delivering comprehensive solutions in the rapidly evolving financial landscape. My team and I specialize in:- Risk and Compliance Programs: Developing enhanced risk and compliance programs for US financial institutions.- Bank Transactions: Facilitating bank acquisitions, conversions, de novo charters, and non-objections involving digital assets, fintech, banking as a service, and other novel activities.- Regulatory Support: Supporting SR 23-7, SR 23-8/CA 23-5 (FRB), IL1179 (OCC), and FIL-16-2022 (FDIC) for non-objection to perform novel banking activities.- Business Plans: Creating long-form narrative business plans for charter applications/licenses.- Operational Audits: Conducting operational audits involving digital assets and other fintech and banking as a service operations.- Digital Asset Readiness: Ensuring digital asset readiness for financial institutions.- Policy Enhancements: Enhancing policies and procedures for novel activities.-Product Development: Developing and implementing new products.-Platform Design: Designing digital asset platforms.-Tax Services: Handling tax positions, preparation, and reporting for digital assets.-Security Assessments: Performing digital asset wallet security assessments.-Technical Accounting: Offering technical accounting services for digital assets.I'm passionate about helping financial institutions and fintechs navigate the complexities of the regulatory environment and achieve their strategic goals. Let's connect and explore how we can collaborate to drive innovation and success in the financial sector.