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The proverbial lightbulb went off when Konrad Alt and I met in mid-2024. Solving and advising on complex challenges for banks, fintechs, payments companies, and the digital asset ecosystem is what Klaros does. That meeting sparked a shared conviction that solving institutional challenges ultimately comes down to people — their judgment, creativity, and execution. In working side-by-side with clients navigating regulatory uncertainty or scaling for growth, we noticed a common

Derek Higginbotham joined Klaros as a senior advisor in January 2025. After 9 months in that role, I’m thrilled that he’s now chosen to join Klaros as a partner.  Derek Higginbotham Derek’s distinguished himself as a banker who understands how to operate in tech and a fintech-er who understands good banking. At Klaros, Derek leverages this experience in bank-fintech matchmaking, building fintech-forward bank strategies, and regulatory enforcement resolution. We’re also enjoyi

Roman Goldstein Klaros is a small firm, and historically it’s been unusual for us to add more than one team member a month, if that - but...

Sepideh Rowland Why is financial crime increasing? We’ve all heard about the loosening of the regulatory reins in Washington, but one place where that’s definitely NOT happening is financial crime and sanctions. This administration has strongly signaled that it will remain focused on this area, particularly on matters related to drug trafficking and national security.  We’re thus doubly thrilled to welcome Sepideh Rowland to Klaros as our newest partner - thrilled because she

Why is interest in getting a bank charter increasing? We’re happy to welcome Valerie Song as Senior Director to support our growing licensing practice. Valerie Song Licensing has been a key practice area for Klaros since we launched in 2019. From the outset, we recognized that mature fintechs would need to reevaluate the risks of their bank partnerships from time to time, and that some percentage of the evaluations would result in decisions to pursue a banking license, either

Why are so many foreign fintechs entering the U.S. market? We’re happy to welcome Andy to lead our growing U.S. market entrance practice. Andy Kampf While our work at Klaros has been U.S.-centric, over the nearly six years since we launched our firm, we’ve advised a number of foreign banks, payments companies, lenders, and technology providers seeking to evaluate and execute strategies for entering the U.S. market. We’ve worked with them to stand up U.S. compliance operations

How can talent anchor high-stakes change in financial services? Discover how Klaros Group is scaling human capital with the launch of Klaros Talent, bridging interim leaders, board recruitment and executive coaching for a world of regulatory and tech disruption.

Join us in welcoming Beth Haiken and Robin Dull to the Klaros team. Both bring deep financial-services experience and new energy as we expand our licensing and marketing expertise.

I’m excited to congratulate Mary Dent, Patrick Haggerty, and Christina Hunt-Fuhr on their promotions to Managing Director of Klaros...

Fintech partner banking is increasingly under scrutiny, making Glen Herrick as a senior advisor and Tim O’Shea as a senior director.

BY MICHELE ALT I noticed an interesting change at Money20/20 this year: the crowd was older. Young tech bros in hoodies were much less of...

BY KONRAD ALT For the second year in a row, Klaros Group was honored to be named a finalist in the Top Service Provider category for the...

We’re excited to share that Klaros partner and co-founder Michele Alt was named to American Banker’s inaugural Most Influential Women in...

BY KONRAD ALT After a busy quarter marred by a banking crisis, we’re honored to welcome a new senior advisor to the team - Tod Gordon....

Saturday March 11, 2023; 6 PM PST We at Klaros have received numerous inquiries today from VCs and portfolio companies with concerns...

BY KONRAD ALT We’re happy to kick off 2023 by welcoming two new senior advisors - Frank Mastrangelo and Kevin Stein. Frank brings to...

BY CATHERINE BROWN Last Spring, Klaros hosted a risk and compliance roundtable to collectively analyze the latest developments at the...

BY KONRAD ALT Klaros has grown quickly over these past three years. It seems like a good time to reflect on the company we’ve become....