
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

Jun 22, 2020 • 10min
Banking under pressure Episode 38: Covid-19 and the eurozone's economic outlook
Jean-François Robin, Natixis' head of research for corporate and investment banking, speaks to James King about the outlook for the euro area economy, as well as the role that the European Central Bank is playing in responding to the economic crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2020 • 20min
Banking under pressure Episode 37: Maintain motivation and improve productivity
Sumit Oberai, senior vice-president of digital technology and Martin Wildberger, executive vice-president of innovation and technology at the Royal Bank of Canada, talk to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the bank’s ability to move the vast majority of its workforce to working remotely in just a few weeks’ time and how it is turning lessons learned during the crisis into long-term innovations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 16, 2020 • 7min
Banking under pressure Episode 36: Covid-19 and the outlook for fintech funding
Oliwia Berdak, vice president and research director at Forrester, discusses the outlook for fintech funding in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and the implications of a changing financing landscape for the relationship between banks and fintechs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 2020 • 12min
Banking under pressure Episode 35: Supporting corporates to survive, and recover from, the crisis
Tyler Dickson, co-head of banking, capital markets and advisory at Citi talks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about the challenges facing corporates in the current climate and the vital role that banks, such as Citi, play in helping them to ride out the storm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 34: Digitising trade in the time of Covid-19
Michael Vrontamitis, head of trade for Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the digitisation trend in trade, why governments and regulatory bodies are looking at this more closely and what companies should be looking to do in order to take advantage of this trend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 11, 2020 • 13min
Banking under pressure Episode 33: Practical advice for financial institutions
Chris Jameson, head of financial institutions sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, global transaction services, Bank of America, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how financial institutions are shifting to digital in the current situation, why cash persists and supplies practical tips that financial institutions can follow today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 2020 • 12min
Banking under pressure Episode 32: Corporate banks’ responses to clients’ financing needs
Ronan O’Kelly, partner in Oliver Wyman’s corporate and institutional banking practice, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the crisis has impacted the cash flows of many corporates and SMEs, why banks should create a ‘credit war room’ and how they can build a dynamic credit decisioning framework. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 9, 2020 • 12min
Banking under pressure Episode 31: Funding the response to Covid-19
Martin Scheck, Chief Executive of the International Capital Market Association, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how international bond markets have been leading the way on funding the healthcare and economic response to Covid-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 8, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 30: Interview with José Viñals, Standard Chartered's chairman
Recorded on 11th May. Silvia Pavoni asks Standard Chartered's chairman José Viñals about NPL provisions, emerging markets and whether the coronavirus pandemic could turn into a banking crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 29: What Nordic corporates need during the Covid crisis
Paula da Silva, head of transaction services at SEB, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the pandemic is affecting businesses in the Nordic countries, what the bank’s corporate customers are asking for and how the P27 Nordic Payments initiative is maintaining its momentum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.