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Fintech Webinar Series: Structuring Your Company and Getting It Banked

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Virtual · Free

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Virtual · Free

One registration covers both sessions.

Join our upcoming live webinar series on entity structure and bank approval for fintech, crypto, payments, and iGaming companies. Register once to access both live sessions, including Q&A, or join the session that fits where your company is today.

Banks, regulators, and investors all read your entity structure before they read your numbers. In fintech, crypto, payments, and iGaming, that structure decides which rules apply, which licenses you can hold, and whether a bank or BaaS partner will take the account. When ownership is unclear or the compliance program exists only on paper, the result is a rejected application, a closed account, or a funding round that stalls in diligence.

Join Ari B. Good, Partner at Cogent Law, and Rubio Teixeira, Founder and CEO of Octus Consulting, for a practical two-part fireside chat series on building a company that is bankable, licensable, and investable.

The series moves deliberately: first how to structure the company so banks, regulators, and investors can get comfortable with it, then what to put in front of a bank or BaaS partner to turn a no into a yes.

Session 1 - Entity Structure: What Banks, Regulators, and Investors Look For

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM ET

Format: Fireside Chat + Live Q&A (45-minute discussion + 15-minute Q&A)

Structure is regulatory and commercial infrastructure, not paperwork. This session explains how a bank reads your ownership, control, and licensing to judge risk, how your setup decides whether FinCEN registration, state money transmitter licensing, and OFAC screening apply, and what tends to trigger an audit. It then turns to cross-border structuring for companies entering or leaving the U.S., what investors flag in due diligence, and a practical framework for choosing the structure that fits your business model, markets, and stage.

Session 2 - From Rejected to Approved: What Banks Look For in Fintech Founders

Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM ET

Format: Fireside Chat + Live Q&A (45-minute discussion + 15-minute Q&A)

Banks do not approve promises. They approve evidence. This session covers the most common reasons fintechs get rejected or de-banked, what banks evaluate in the founders as well as the company, and the compliance documents banks and BaaS partners actually accept, from a tailored BSA/AML policy and written risk assessment to a clear flow-of-funds diagram. It compares how sponsor banks and BaaS platforms run due diligence and closes on how to keep the account once it is open. The session opens with a short recap, so new attendees can join without having seen Session 1.

Briefing Agenda

What You Will Learn

What banks, regulators, and investors look for in your entity structure, and what a weak or unclear structure signals to each of them.
How your structure determines which rules apply, from FinCEN registration and state money transmitter licensing to OFAC sanctions screening.
How to structure for cross-border expansion and market entry, whether you are entering the U.S. or expanding abroad.
Why banks reject or de-bank fintechs, and what they evaluate in the founders, not just the company.
What compliance documents banks and BaaS partners actually accept, and how to fix red flags before you apply.
How sponsor banks and BaaS platforms differ in due diligence, and what keeps the relationship healthy after approval.

Audience

Who Should Attend

Founders and CEOs of fintech, crypto, payments, and iGaming companies opening a banking relationship or applying for licenses
Chief Compliance Officers, BSA/AML officers, and compliance leads preparing for bank, BaaS, or regulator due diligence
Founders who have been rejected or de-banked, or are launching a product that needs a sponsor bank or BaaS partner
Executives of international companies entering the U.S. market, and U.S. companies expanding abroad
General counsel and finance leads preparing the company for a funding round or acquisition due diligence
Investors and advisors evaluating fintech, crypto, payments, and iGaming companies

Meet the Speakers

Speakers

Ari B. Good

Partner, Cogent Law

Ari B. Good is a Partner at Cogent Law who advises blockchain, crypto, fintech, and payments companies on AML/CTF and sanctions compliance, money transmitter law, tax, and securities, and defends clients in state and federal audits. A former Chief Compliance Officer of an international crypto and fiat payments company, he holds a J.D., an LL.M. in Taxation, and the CAMS certification, and secured a no-action letter from the State of Wyoming for a Dubai-based crypto exchange establishing a U.S. presence. Ari brings the U.S. regulatory and compliance view to the series, from how a bank reads your structure to the documents that get an application approved.

Rubio Teixeira

Founder & CEO, Octus Consulting

Rubio Teixeira is the Founder and CEO of Octus Consulting, an international consultancy that helps companies enter, operate, and scale in regulated markets through licensing, compliance, and corporate structuring. A lawyer with more than eight years of experience across iGaming, fintech, crypto, and payments, he holds a Master's degree in Law and Security from NOVA University of Lisbon and speaks regularly at international industry events. Rubio brings the international view to the series: where to license, how to structure across borders, and how banks and BaaS partners assess companies operating in more than one market.

Event Details

Session 1: Entity Structure

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET (45-minute discussion + 15-minute Q&A)

Session 2: From Rejected to Approved

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET (45-minute discussion + 15-minute Q&A)

Virtual Event – Free to Attend

One registration covers both sessions.