The Banker Podcast

This week, Liz Lumley and John Everington are joined by Araba Eshun, head of compliance for Emea and Apac at fintech Zero Hash. They discuss the annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the IMF last week in Marrakech, which was covered extensively by The Banker, as well as capital markets-fintech partnerships, the crypto market in Nigeria and Australia, and JPMorgan’s commercialisation of its Tokenized Collateral Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode recorded at Sibos in Toronto, the women from across the fintech space talk about their experiences as founders, developing the regtech space, and making career changes. Chapter 1 Christina Chang, chief operating officer, Minka Chapter 2 Alex Ford, president, North America, Encompass Corporation Chapter 3 Stella Lim, chief operating officer, Partior Chapter 4 Katalin Kauzli, business development director and co-founder, PartnerHUB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week deputy editor Liz Lumley and reporter Davide Montagner are joined by industry veteran Ruth Wandhöfer. They discuss the UK’s FCA crypto asset marketing regulation, a survey of hopeful UK bankers, the resiliency of Morocco, the value of easy-to-access regulatory information and bank branches. They also celebrate the latest woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Liz Lumley, Michael Klimes and Alessandro Hatami, managing partner at advisory firm Pacemakers, discuss why banks still finance fossil fuels, the state of fintech unicorns around the world, days in the life of ‘boring CEOs’, the Sam Bankman-Fried/FTX trial and why meetings rooms are so hard to find despite the trend of hybrid working.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This year, Intesa Sanpaolo launched Isybank, a new digital bank based on cloud native architecture, along with a partnership with Thought Machine. The new €650m digital offering is part of Intesa’s continuing 2022–2025 strategic business plan.Guests:Massimo Proverbio, chief data, AI, innovation and technology officer, Intesa SanpaoloPaul Taylor, CEO and founder, Thought Machine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Banker Midweek, Latin America editor Barbara Pianese and reporter Aliya Shibli discuss asset managers dropping the word ‘sustainable’ from the names of their funds, why the Bank of England is keen to delay implementing the Basel III reforms, and Swedbank’s social bond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Liz Lumley, Joy Macknight and Kimberley Long, who were live from Sibos in Toronto, Canada. They give a round-up of the event and discuss the hot topics on the conference floor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Banker Midweek, Asia editor Kimberley Long speaks with Silvia Pavoni, founder and editor of Sustainable Views, an ESG-focused publication by the Financial Times. They discuss cash access for vulnerable people, the financial savvy of Gen Z, the risk banks face of climate litigation, and the G20’s lukewarm climate pledges.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are banks overzealously loading fraud markers against individuals and businesses, and misinterpreting the Politically Exposed Persons Regime, to avoid hefty fines and being wrapped over the knuckles by regulators? And who ultimately pays the price?Guest: Jeremy Asher, senior consultancy regulatory solicitor, Setfords.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Partnering with fintech start-ups has always presented a myriad of obstacles for incumbent banks and financial institutions. To combat this, TechPassport co-created a set of ‘enterprise ready’ questions along with 14 global banks. These questions allow fintech companies to learn the key metrics financial institutions use to influence their vendor selection process. This new level of transparency allows even the smallest start-up to sell to the largest of institutions by becoming enterprise ready.Guests:Layla White, CEO and founder, TechPassportSean Manahan, head of business development, managing director in the innovation group, Morgan Stanley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.