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Jun 17, 2021 • 17min

Banking in transition Episode 36: Optimising instant payments

Nick Applebee, Financial Services Consultant at Planixs, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long instant payments are changing expectations on transactions, and what can be done to meet with the demands of the regulators.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 15, 2021 • 12min

Banking in transition Episode 35: Expanding the reach of Islamic banking

Zeiad Idris, CEO of challenger bank Algbra, talks to The Banker's John Everington about offering sharia-compliant banking products outside the Middle East and South East Asia, and how a digital offering can be used to target unreached market segments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 10, 2021 • 15min

Banking in transition Episode 34: The future of B2B commerce

Paul Christensen, co-founder and chief executive of Previse, talks to James King about the key innovations that are shaping the future of B2B commerce, as well as the ESG implications of supporting small businesses through prompt payments.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 14min

Banking in transition Episode 33: The role of algorithms and AI in AML

Money laundering remains a huge global problem. The UN estimates that between 2-5% of global GDP is laundered each year. The Banker’s David Robinson talks to Alexon Bell, co-founder and chief product officer at software firm Quantexa, on the role technology can play in tackling the problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 1, 2021 • 8min

Banking in transition Episode 32: Data management risks on the rise

Ransomware attacks have risen 20% over the last year at a time when digital banking has surged in popularity and customers are trusting banks with more and more data. Barry Cashman, regional vice president at Veritas Technologies, tells The Banker’s David Robinson how banks should contend with a growing ransomware threat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 27, 2021 • 10min

Banking in transition Episode 31: Adapting to the volatile FX environment

Lee McDarby, CEO of UK international payments at Moneycorp, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how IBANs can help in banking, and what needs to be done to adapt to a high volatility FX environment.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 25, 2021 • 9min

Banking in transition Episode 30: Tensions between China and the west and the implications for global banks

From the trade war between the US and China, to risks to the EU-China trade deal to the fallout from China’s new security law in Hong Kong, relations between China and the west have been deteriorating. The Banker’s David Robinson talks to Peter Lu, who heads Baker McKenzie’s China practice in the UK, about what it might mean for global banks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 20, 2021 • 20min

Banking in transition Episode 29: Asia offers the West a digital payments blueprint

Tarek El-Yafi, managing director of transaction banking at Standard Chartered, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the pandemic accelerated the need for digital payments in Asia and beyond, and what US corporates can do to tap the Asian markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 18, 2021 • 11min

Banking in transition Episode 28: A brighter future for Europe’s banks?

Stefanos Papapanagiotou, head of financial institutions group at UBS, talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about the challenges and opportunities for Europe’s banks as they seek to change the narrative, following several years of constrained profitability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 13, 2021 • 20min

Banking in transition Episode 27: Can the industry solve for MMF resiliency?

Kim Hochfeld, global head of cash business, State Street Global Advisors, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the market volatility in March 2020 that made the US regulators revisit money market fund (MMF) rules. What is needed to “fix” MMFs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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