
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

Sep 17, 2020 • 7min
Banking under pressure Episode 58: Covid’s impact on Asia's asset quality
Jonathan Cornish, head of Asia-Pacific banking at Fitch Ratings, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how asset quality in China and India have been impacted by Covid-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 57: The future of banking
Jacob Morgan, senior analyst with Forrester, talks to James King about the future of banking, including the ways in which banks will unleash insights from customer data and the alignment of social and environmental values with those of the consumer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 56: Liquidity under pressure
Nadeem Shamim, the head of cash and liquidity at Smartstream, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how liquidity has come under strain during the pandemic, and what can be learned from the experience in future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2020 • 25min
Banking under pressure Episode 55: Delivering real positive change in banking
Sanat Rao, chief business officer and global head of Infosys Finacle, a core banking system provider, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how Covid-19 has fostered faster innovation in banking and payments and the role that banks can play in creating a better world post-pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 20, 2020 • 15min
Banking under pressure Episode 54: Supporting African Trade During the Pandemic
Dr. Hippolyte Fofack, Chief Economist at the African Export-Import Bank, talks to John Everington about how lessons learnt in previous crises have informed policy responses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and the future direction of African trade finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 2020 • 7min
Banking under pressure Episode 53: Covid-19, transparency and regulation
Shearman and Sterling's of counsel and Deutsche Bank's former co-general counsel Simon Dodds on the need for more transparency and a closer relation with regulators during the coronavirus pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 14, 2020 • 17min
Banking under pressure Episode 52: Rethinking the supply chain finance model
Andres Ricaurte, senior vice-president and global head of payments, Mphasis, an IT services company, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the Covid-19 pandemic exposed fault lines in the global supply chain and how technology like blockchain can be applied to create a new supply chain finance model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 51: Covid-19 spikes costs and potential financial fraud related to lasting power of attorney agreements
Peter Holford, founder of Agapay, talks about the costs and risks around lasting power of attorney (LPA) during Covid-19, as lockdown delayed the creation and execution of legal arrangements that allow customers, including vulnerable people, to appoint someone to deal with their finances on their behalf just as the importance of LPAs became more evident. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 6, 2020 • 22min
Banking under pressure Episode 50: Covid-19’s impact on the tech start-up community
Yifat Oron, CEO of LeumiTech, the high-tech banking arm of Israel’s Bank Leumi, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the coronavirus lock-down's impact on the global technology start-up community and what banks should be doing to support this segment, especially in the access to funding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 2020 • 6min
Banking under pressure Episode 49: Digital banking in a health crisis
Martin Flick, chief executive of Olive Communications, speaks to James King about the state of the UK's digital banking landscape in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.