
The Banker Podcast
Exclusive interviews and analysis from The Banker covering the latest trends and developments in the financial services world. Senior level banking experts share their insights regarding capital markets, structured finance, risk management, transaction banking, ESG and green finance, trade and project finance, technology, and management and governance issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Feb 25, 2021 • 18min
Banking in transition Episode 6: Does the world need a Digital Stability Board?
Rohinton Medhora, president of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a think tank on global governance, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how greater digitalisation in the financial sector is intersecting with gaps in global governance in data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 2021 • 6min
Banking in transition Episode 5: Bringing algorithms and AI to investing
Kelvin Lei, CEO and co-founder of Aqumon, and Don Huang, head of quantitative research and co-founder of Aqumon, explain to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how algorithms and robo advisors are being used for investing, and what benefits this method can bring to customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 2021 • 16min
Banking in transition Episode 4: What does the UK financial services industry need post-Brexit?
Emma Reynolds, managing director for public affairs, policy and research at TheCityUK, an advocacy group for the UK financial services industry, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about what the Brexit deal means for financial and related professional services, and why services, rather than goods, be prioritised in future trade negotiations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 2021 • 10min
Banking in transition Episode 3: What's top of the EU's financial services agenda for 2021?
Elizabeth Gillam, head of EU government relations and public policy at Invesco, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about post-Brexit banking and sustainable finance, two key issues on the European financial services agenda for 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 2021 • 28min
Banking in transition Episode 2: How are banks rethinking their digital footprint in 2021?
Likhit Wagle, general manager of global banking and financial markets at IBM, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the main trends emerging in 2021, how banks are rethinking their digital footprint and whether embedded finance is the future of banking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 2, 2021 • 8min
Banking in transition Episode 1: Building SME relationships post-pandemic
Tomer Guriel, co-founder and CEO of ezbob, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how SME lending may change in the future, and how digital transformation will progress this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 22, 2021 • 7min
Banking under pressure Episode 82: How FIs can manage the pandemic and regulators
Claudia Thurner, EMEA general manager at AxiomSL explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how the pandemic has impacted the financial services sector, and what they can do to manage the rising costs of compliance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 19, 2021 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 81: Payments for a new age
Glenn Smith, founder and chief executive of Roqqett, talks to James King about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK's payment market, as well as the country's progress in developing an open banking ecosystem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 15, 2021 • 14min
Banking under pressure Episode 80: Pandemic pushes demand for cross-border payments fintech
Frederick Crosby, chief revenue officer at Nium, explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how the need for cross-border payments has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and gives his insights on what is coming for payments in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 12, 2021 • 10min
Banking under pressure Episode 79: The growing role of impact finance
Hacina Py, head of impact finance solutions at Societe Generale, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about impact finance and how it can help corporates, governments and other organisations to achieve their long-term goals in a beneficial way for wider society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.