The Banker Podcast

Michael Klimes and Aliya Shibli sit down with Liz Lumley to talk about how a bad reputation for excessive work hours, lack of broader purpose and growing competition from other industries is forcing investment banks to change to attract young talent. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking...

This week, Liz Lumley and Anita Hawser sit down with Emma Hagan, chief risk and compliance officer at ClearBank (and soon to be UK CEO), and former chief risk officer for Emea at SVB to talk about why she feels it is inevitable that another bank collapse of the kind that brought down SVB will happen again. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now...

This week, Liz Lumley sits down with Sarah Kocianski, CEO of FinTech Wales, to talk about how lack of progress sits alongside the celebrations around International Women’s Day, the new CEO at Starling Bank, and her plans for the fintech hub in Wales. The research statistics mentioned in the podcast are from the paper Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement, published by the...

In 2019, Jusan Bank (then Tsesna Bank) was pushed to insolvency — all due to precarious banking practices and a lack of regulatory supervision. But, through adopting the ecosystem business model, Jusan achieved $1.2bn in profits, acquired 1mn new customers and paved the way for an initial public offering in London. At the helm of this turnaround was Yerbol Orynbayev. Guest:  Yerbol Orynbayev,...

Liz Lumley is joined by Mark Higgins, a financial historian, senior investment advisor and author of Investing in US Financial History: Understanding the Past to Forecast the Future . He talks about the economic history of the US, from 1790 to today, managing past crises, and the challenges facing the US today. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscrib...

Liz Lumley and Kimberley Long discuss how fintech has changed in the past 10 years, where fintech hubs work best, how events can promote diversity better, and Starling Bank founder Anne Boden’s new book which offers a playbook for female entrepreneurs.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the...

Liz Lumley sits down with Farah Khalique, editor of Banking Risk & Regulation, to discuss growing calls for stronger oversight of the UK’s financial services regulators, with some experts saying that the FCA may be ripe for reform. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry....

Liz Lumley and John Everington sit down to talk about the impact of FATF’s grey list. Ahead of FATF’s plenary in Paris next week, how influential are the body’s grey and black lists for the international banking industry? Meanwhile in the UK, Barclays acquires the bulk of Tesco’s supermarket bank offering. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, sub...

How did sub postmasters become de facto bank branch managers? The Post Office in the UK provides a vital service to communities, specifically as it picks up the slack from customers who are left wanting from the disappearance of bank branches on the high street. Do they have what they need to succeed in this role? Guest: Andra Sonea, analyst, researcher, PhD student at University of Warwick The Ba...

Blockchain clarity from Basel : In this episode, Liz Lumley and Amalia Illgner sit down with Yuval Rooz, CEO and co-founder, and Manoj Ramia, general counsel, at Digital Asset regarding the recent standard from the Basel Committee on permissionless blockchains.   The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and i...

This week, Barbara Pianese hosts and is joined by Asia editor Kimberley Long, to talk about the liquidation of Chinese property developer Evergrande, the regulatory issues around Credit Suisse, and the decision of Lloyds Bank in the UK to stop their mobile bank service. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and...

This week, Liz Lumley is joined by Charlotte Crosswell, chair of the Centre for Finance, Innovation, and Technology (CFIT) to talk about open finance, the goals of CFIT and how the UK can work to be a global leader in improving financial services for everyone. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into t...

Most of the global banking industry is currently on the journey to migrate to the ISO 20022 messaging standard for cross-border payments. What lessons have been learned so far, what do banks need to do now, and will the industry be ready for the ultimate decommissioning of the legacy Swift MT standard in November 2025? Guests: Jeremy McDougall, director of payments at EY Stephen Lindsay, business...

In this week’s Davos special, Liz Lumley and John Everington sit down to discuss the major themes of the World Economic Forum’s Davos event, including AI, climate change and misinformation. We also get an insight into John’s interview with Indermit Gill, chief economist at the World Bank.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1...

Happy New Year from The Banker. This week, Liz Lumley, Barbara Pianese and Michael Klimes discuss T+1, EU banking regulations protecting taxpayer money, the fight against greenwashing, and the renewed regulatory interest in consumer rights in the UK. We also celebrate our Central Banker and Finance Minister of the Year, who were awarded their trophies at the 2023 Bank of the Year aw...

Angela Wakelin, chief operating officer, and Raphaelina Arthur, head of financial crime and MLRO at fast-growing fintech, Kroo Bank, talk money muling, and other financial scams in the run-up to Christmas and whether digital challenger banks have got the balance right between using people, automated systems and AI to combat fraud. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking informa...

This week, editorial staff at The Banker look back at 2023, with themes as diverse as ESG, blockchain and crypto, AI, and what the global banking industry can do to support a liveable planet. We wish everyone a restful end of year and a happy holiday season. We look forward to sharing more with you in 2024. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, su...

Louise Hill, CEO and co-founder of app GoHenry, talks to Anita Hawser about the role financial education and literacy, from an early age, can play in helping kids and teenagers not only live better financial lives, but avoid becoming money mules, or victims of financial crime and fraud. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert...

This week, John Everington, Joy Macknight and Aliya Shibli discuss the highlights from this year’s Bank of the Year Awards and the gala awards dinner held on November 30. Ms Macknight also talks about her recent interview with World Bank president Ajay Banga, touching on sustainability matters, while Ms Shibli discusses the outlook for smaller banks in the US. The Banker has been a trusted so...

This week, Joy Macknight and Liz Lumley are live at the Global Banking Summit where they discuss cloud strategies at banks, the upcoming COP28, financing SMEs and comprehensive coverage in The Banker's new content pillars.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. H...

This week, Liz Lumley and Davide Montagner are joined by Sylvie Matherat, global senior advisor to Mazars’ financial services practice. They discuss European banking regulation, the complexities of fossil fuel financing, banker bonuses, a capital raise at Monzo and the drama within OpenAI.   The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to g...

This week, Liz Lumley and Barbara Pianese are joined by Marta Krupinska, co-founder of CUR8. They discuss fighting climate change with money, get the lowdown from Felaban, embrace the 'digital-first, human always' approach to transformation, examine how banks can better serve minority-owned businesses, look at how AI will impact our environment, and congratulate PensionBee on its road to...

This week, Liz Lumley and Amalia Illgner are joined by Atom Bank CEO Mark Mullen to discuss disrupting the UK mortgage market, learning mortgage lessons from other countries, the impact AI will have on productivity, digital payments and the apologies the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office made to former NatWest CEO Alison Rose. The Banker has been a trusted source of g...

This week, Liz Lumley, Joy Macknight and Aliya Shibli discuss the ‘banker bonus cap scrap’, how SPACs refuse to die, the upcoming COP28, going global with your credit scores, and Elon Musk’s ambition to be the centre of your financial world, ‘or whatever’.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into...

This week Liz Lumley is joined by special guest Chris Hladczuk, chief revenue officer at fintech Meow. They discuss cash management for start-ups, T+1 settlement times, money laundering, terrorism and cryptocurrencies, and get a hot take on *that* Techno-Optimist Manifesto. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and...