
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 4, 2020 • 12min
Banking under pressure Episode 28: Continuing to innovate, even during a crisis
Benoit Legrand, Head of Fintech and Innovation at ING, speaks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about the important role that innovation continues to play in improving the products and services ING is able to offer clients, even during a time of crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 2, 2020 • 10min
Banking under pressure Episode 27: What lessons can be learned from Asian banks?
Jan Bellens global banking and capital markets sector leader at EY, talks to The Banker's Kimberley Long about the way Asian banks have responded to the pandemic to support their customers and workforce, and what the Western banks can learn from their experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 1, 2020 • 15min
Banking under pressure Episode 26: Pakistan calls for international response for developing nations
Ambassador Dr Asad Majeed Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the country has taken decisive steps to protect against Covid-19, and how debt relief could support developing countries through the crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 2020 • 10min
Banking under pressure Episode 25: The benefits of digital trade during a global crisis
Andrew Raymond, CEO of Bolero, a provider of trade finance digitisation solutions, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the severe disruption trade finance supply chains are facing today, the benefits of digital trade during a global crisis and the key questions that corporates involved in cross-border trade should be asking their banks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 28, 2020 • 15min
Banking under pressure Episode 24: Immunity passports and blockchain technology
Andrew Tobin, EMEA managing director at Evernym, which aims to solve the digital identity crisis, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the balance between citizen privacy and mitigating the spread of Covid-19, how blockchain could help to solve this conundrum and the Covid-19 Credentials Initiative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 2020 • 13min
Banking under pressure Episode 23: Evolving the transaction banking model
Shahrokh Moinian, JPMorgan’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa head of wholesale payments, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the move to digital payments during the pandemic, the increased threat of fraud and how the business model of transaction banks needs to evolve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 26, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 22: Trading and technology during the pandemic
Kim Fournais, founder and CEO, Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank specialising in online trading and investment, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how trading is performing during this period of volatility, how clients are navigating the current environment and how banks should be rethinking their IT strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 2020 • 16min
Banking under pressure Episode 21: How the Philippines central bank is supporting the country's economy
Benjamin Diokno, central bank governor of the Philippines, speaks with The Banker's Kimberley Long about the steps they have taken to support the economy during the pandemic, what he predicts the country's recovery will look like, and predictions for future trends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 20: Mitigating COVID-19's impact on the corporate credit markets
Alex Braid, head of credit risk solutions at Quantexa, an enterprise intelligence platform that detects financial crime, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the pandemic’s impact on the corporate credit markets and why data is key in understanding how institutions can best mitigate risks for employees and businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 20, 2020 • 13min
Banking under pressure Episode 19: Accelerating the move to digital payments
Ireti Samuel-Ogbu, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa payments and receivables in Citi’s treasury and trade solutions division, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the pandemic is affecting Citi’s corporate clients, such as merchants, in EMEA, how the bank is helping clients through these difficult times and the ways in which the crisis is accelerating the move to digital payments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.