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FinTech is all about creating new and innovative solutions, in your opinion what is the most creative fintech solution of the past 20 years and why do you consider it the most creative?

Often successful FinTech solutions are new, but sometimes they are new applications of existing solutions. What was the most creative solution to a problem that you’ve ever designed/built, either physical or virtual? Please include details.

The emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in recent years could cause significant changes to traditional banking systems and financial markets. These platforms operate on a blockchain, allowing for peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. As a prospective Fintech graduate student, you are presented with the following hypothetical scenario:

In a country with a strong and stable banking system, a new DeFi platform emerges and quickly gains popularity among the younger population. The platform offers high-interest savings accounts, instant peer-to-peer loans, and has its native token that starts to be used as a form of payment in various local businesses. The country's central bank has not yet formulated a definitive stance on DeFi platforms.
Discuss the potential risks and benefits this DeFi platform brings to the country's financial ecosystem, considering both macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. What should be the approach of the central bank to this newcomer platform? What would it look like if you were to design a bridge between this new DeFi platform and traditional financial institutions? The bridge should prioritize seamless integration and mutual growth for both sectors."

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