The Banker Podcast

Oct 22 2024 276 ep. 18 mins 62

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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.
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Why is financial inclusion still an issue in the UK?

Oct 22 2024 18 mins

Join Barbara Pianese as she speaks to Kate Pender, chief executive of Fair4All Finance, about recent developments regarding financial inclusion in the UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can AI help banks combat human trafficking?

Sep 24 2024 27 mins

Join Anita Hawser as she speaks to Santander UK’s Stephen Jennings and ThetaRay’s Peter Reynolds about how Santander UK uncovered a human trafficking network using AI.Guests:Stephen Jennings, head of transaction monitoring, Santander UKPeter Reynolds, chief executive, ThetaRay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What are CBDCs good for?

Sep 17 2024 26 mins

Liz Lumley and John Everington sit down with Varun Paul, former head of fintech at the Bank of England and now senior director and business lead for central bank digital currencies at Fireblocks to talk about the various levels of growth and appetite for sovereign digital currencies around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The disruptive legacy of buy now, pay later

Sep 11 2024 24 mins

Liz Lumley sits down with Alex Marsh, former head of Klarna UK and non-exec at responsible lender Salad Money, to talk about buy now, pay later regulation, authorised push payment fraud reimbursements and underserved communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes an entrepreneur?

Aug 14 2024 22 mins

Liz Lumley sits down with Roger Vincent, late of Trade Ledger and currently co-founder and chief growth officer at AI startup Bourn to talk about startups, B2B sales, AI and working capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The T+1 story so far

Aug 06 2024 12 mins

This week Michael Klimes sits down with Virginie O’Shea, founder and CEO of Firebrand Research, to discuss the state of play on T+1. At the end of May, North America, Jamaica and Argentina moved to a shorter settlement cycle. When the UK, EU and Apac countries move to align with them remains to be seen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The financial female lens

Jul 31 2024 21 mins

This week Liz Lumley sits down with Mary Ellen Iskenderian, president and chief executive of Women’s World Banking, to discuss gender lens investing and strategies, the role of AI in achieving gender parity, and how focusing on women can better fight climate risks and build resilience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The strange week of outages, mergers and election drama

Jul 24 2024 19 mins

Liz Lumley and Anita Hawser sit down to talk about the Capital One-Discover merger, IT outages and their impact on banks, as well as the shake-up in the US elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The global economic whistlestop tour

Jul 17 2024 18 mins

Liz Lumley sits down with Kokou Agbo-Bloua, global head of economics, cross-asset and quant research at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking, to talk about rising rates of inflation, interest rates, the impact of geopolitical tensions and national elections, as well as the ongoing fight against climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m

Why should banks care about the metaverse?

Jul 09 2024 24 mins

Liz Lumley speaks to Dave Birch and Victoria Richardson, authors of Money in the Metaverse: Digital Assets, Online Identities, Spatial Computing and Why Virtual Worlds Mean Real Business, about what an “always-on” immersive future internet means for payments, financial services and digital identity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.