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It was just two months ago that Seth Ross joined us officially as a Senior Advisor. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome him as our newest Klaros partner. Seth was a known quantity to many of us at Klaros. We knew he was an expert in earned wage access and international money movement. We knew he had an impressive track record of driving growth in embedded financial services and fintech sectors for innovative tech and fintech companies, including MoneyGram, Green Dot, Apple, Amazon

We say this every year and have for several years and it’s still true: it’s never been a tougher time to be a bank. And while Klaros’ work has evolved and expanded over the past five years to encompass challenges from bank charters to stablecoin products, a big chunk of our work continues to be with banks. While the threat of enforcement orders has receded, banks still face major strategic challenges, notably including adaptation to the brave new world of AI, and risks of dis

One of the things I love about building the Klaros team is the opportunities it brings to meet interesting and even iconic people in the banking and fintech world. Credited with coining the acronym “TOTUS” for the important Volcker Rule exclusion for trading outside of the United States, Doug Landy falls into the “iconic” category. I’m pleased to welcome him as our newest Klaros partner.  ​​He has represented nearly every significant U.S. or foreign bank on U.S. regulation an

The bench strength Klaros has built with our outstanding senior advisor team is a key competitive differentiator for us. Whether it’s buying or building a bank, launching a fintech, or developing and launching a new product or line of business, having a distinguished team of executives who have “been there and done that” has been of immense benefit to our clients. Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Erin Allard to that team. Erin’s a seasoned financial services and technology exec

Congratulations to the Grasshopper Bank team on the definitive merger agreement with Enova International

The bench strength we’ve built with our outstanding senior advisor team is a key competitive differentiator for Klaros. Today, I’m pleased to welcome Seth Ross to that team. Many of us at Klaros know him already. We’re excited to formalize his relationship with Klaros and make our clients aware of his role. Seth has deep expertise in Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), earned wage access, and international money-movement, and a proven track record of driving growth in embedded finan

We’re excited to welcome Lindsey Trussell to the Klaros team. Lindsey is a seasoned banking regulator with over a decade of experience. She began her OCC career as a safety and soundness examiner, overseeing institutions with assets ranging from $100 million to $400 billion, and most recently served as the Analyst to the Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management and Market Risk Policy, where she led the development and coordination of supervisory policy related to asset managem

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...