New FinTech Trends: Fragmentation, Payment Channels, and Small Liquidity Pools

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The establishment of private payment channels and small liquidity pools is a new trend that is taking place within FinTech startups’ because of a desire to remove reliance on global partners and networks. In this episode, I’m going to explain the drivers behind this. </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;">[00:39] The new FinTech trend which is the focus of today’s episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[01:54] Why FinTech’s have started creating small liquidity pools and establishing private payment channels.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[03:11] Strain that has been placed on the relationship between larger banks and FinTech startups in the last few months. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[05:13] Impacts of deglobalization on FinTech startups.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[07:02] How globalization changed the world. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[09:25] Polarization that has been caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[10:49] An explanation of what is driving the trends of small liquidity pools and private payment channels. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[13:10] Changes to the questions that regulations are asking their entities that hav