075 - International Sanctions and Political Agendas

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the war that is currently going on in Ukraine, I wanted to talk about the very relevant topic of sanctions. Join me today to hear about the different types of sanctions that exist, how they work, and my thoughts on financial/infrastructure services getting involved in political issues.   </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you found value in this episode, I would really appreciate if you could leave a review! My mission is to help and support as many FinTech startups as possible, and when you leave a positive review, more people can find this podcast and help their companies!</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">If you are on Apple, just </span><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/compliance-that-makes-sense/id1535160531"><strong>click here to review</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and tell me what your favorite part of the podcast is. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Today's episode:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:40] The motivation behind the focus of today’s episode. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:06] Three countries that are currently under territorial sanctions, and the impacts of territory-wide sanctions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:23] Cases wherein individuals will have sanctions imposed on them, and what these sanctions mean.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[04:16] Examples of organizations that have sanctions against them. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:47] How industry-level sanctions work. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[06:24] Why it is important that FinTech CEOs understand the different types of sanctions that exist.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[08:30] When sanctions work well, and when they don’t.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:54] My thoughts on financial/infrastructure services getting involved in political and envir