
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

May 8, 2024 • 21min
The impact of the EU AI Act
Liz Lumley sits down with Michael Borrelli, COO at AI & Partners, to discuss the EU’s legal framework on artificial intelligence, the risks addressed and Europe’s role leading AI strategy worldwide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2024 • 27min
Whatever happened to fintech innovation?
Liz Lumley sits down with Alex Jimenez, strategist, fintech influencer, writer, speaker, and currently principal consultant at Backbase, to discuss what happened to the pandemic-driven acceleration we were all promised and what non-finance-related event you should attend next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2024 • 18min
Hiring women is not a ‘tax’
Liz Lumley sits down with Sophie Winwood, co-founder and CEO of WVC:E, and operating partner at Foxe Capital, to talk about start-ups, funding, fintech and… women.Sophie also serves as the first contributor to The Banker exchange time capsule. Listen to the end to find out what she added. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2024 • 12min
Can IDA donors stump up the funds for the world’s poorest nations?
As the IMF and World Bank spring meetings get underway in Washington, Aliya Shibli talks with John Everington about the challenges surrounding the 21st replenishment process of the International Development Association, following her interview with Akihiko Nishio, the World Bank’s vice-president of development finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2024 • 21min
Are we in the midst of a global payments race?
Liz Lumley and Amalia Illgner sit down with Keith Bear, fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, to discuss whether tokenisation can enhance the functioning of the monetary system. They also discuss the recently launched Project Agorá from the Bank for International Settlements that builds on its unified ledger concept and whether Swift should be worried by these developments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2024 • 20min
Toxic to tolerant: are investment banks appealing to Gen Z?
Michael Klimes and Aliya Shibli sit down with Liz Lumley to talk about how a bad reputation for excessive work hours, lack of broader purpose and growing competition from other industries is forcing investment banks to change to attract young talent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2024 • 13min
One year on from SVB, will it happen again?
This week, Liz Lumley and Anita Hawser sit down with Emma Hagan, chief risk and compliance officer at ClearBank (and soon to be UK CEO), and former chief risk officer for Emea at SVB to talk about why she feels it is inevitable that another bank collapse of the kind that brought down SVB will happen again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 13, 2024 • 22min
Fintech, women and Wales
This week, Liz Lumley sits down with Sarah Kocianski, CEO of FinTech Wales, to talk about how lack of progress sits alongside the celebrations around International Women’s Day, the new CEO at Starling Bank, and her plans for the fintech hub in Wales.The research statistics mentioned in the podcast are from the paper Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement, published by the US National Bureau of Economic Research and authored by J. Aislinn Bohren, associate professor in the economics department at Penn; Peter Hull, professor of economics at Brown University and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research; and Alex Imas, professor of behavioural science and economics at Chicago Booth Business School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 2024 • 25min
The good bank
In 2019, Jusan Bank (then Tsesna Bank) was pushed to insolvency — all due to precarious banking practices and a lack of regulatory supervision. But, through adopting the ecosystem business model, Jusan achieved $1.2bn in profits, acquired 1mn new customers and paved the way for an initial public offering in London. At the helm of this turnaround was Yerbol Orynbayev.Guest: Yerbol Orynbayev, independent financial services consultant, former deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan and former chair of the board of directors of Jusan Bank and Heartland Securities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 6, 2024 • 18min
Finance is just reinventing the wheel over and over
Liz Lumley is joined by Mark Higgins, a financial historian, senior investment advisor and author of Investing in US Financial History: Understanding the Past to Forecast the Future. He talks about the economic history of the US, from 1790 to today, managing past crises, and the challenges facing the US today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.