
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

Apr 16, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 8: the UK and the US labour market
Daniel Vernazza, chief international economist at UniCredit, discusses the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK economy, as well as its implications for the US labour market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 14, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 7: Bank response and CEO performance
Simon Lewis, senior managing director and EMEA vice chairman for FTI Consulting, talks to The Banker's editor Brian Caplen about how banks should respond to the Covid 19 pandemic and how well their CEOs will perform under the pressure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 9, 2020 • 5min
Banking under pressure Episode 6: Litigation and the Covid-19 pandemic
Linklaters partner Ed Chan talks to The Banker's Silvia Pavoni about the wave of litigation that may hit banks' balance sheets as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on the economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 8, 2020 • 10min
Banking under pressure Episode 5: Lessons from Asian banks’ coronavirus response
Vito Giudici, senior partner from McKinsey’s banking practice in Hong Kong, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the situation in Hong Kong, what banks should be prioritising at this time and how banks can use the current situation to accelerate their digital transformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 2020 • 17min
Banking under pressure Episode 4: Accelerating the move towards digital banking
Babs Ogundeyi, CEO of KudaBank, a Nigerian digital-only challenger bank, and Raj Kulasingam, senior counsel, Dentons, who is an investor and also legal advisors, talk to The Banker's Joy Macknight about Nigeria's response to Covid-19 and how the pandemic is accelerating the drive towards digital banking and less face-to-face transactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 31, 2020 • 9min
Banking under pressure Episode 3: The coronavirus impact on Latin America
Capital Economics's William Jackson talks to Silvia Pavoni about the coronavirus impact on Latin America, whether fiscal policy can be adjusted as much as monetary policy already has, and if the global pandemic will foment nationalistic tendencies rather than encourage a coordinated response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 2: Advice on full-scale working from home
Max Belingheri, group CEO of BFF Banking Group, headquartered in Milan, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about enabling full-scale working from home for the bank's staff, as well as the possible impacts the multi-country lockdown will have on the supply chain for government and healthcare entities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2020 • 8min
Banking under pressure Episode 1: Who pays for coronavirus?
The Banker editor Brian Caplen talks to managing editor Joy Macknight about whether the banks are better prepared for an economic crisis brought about by Covid-19 compared to the global financial crisis and how the banks could redeem themselves in the eyes of their customers, regaining the trust that they lost in the aftermath of the banking crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.