The Banker Podcast

Simon Bumfrey, Head of Relationship Banking Europe at Silicon Valley Bank speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how the banking and funding needs of the innovation economy continue to evolve. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Ben Richmond, founder and chief executive of Cube, talks to James King about the challenges and opportunities involved with scaling a regtech business in the UK, as well as the need to harmonise global regulatory compliance standards.  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....

Umesh Gajria, Global Head of Index Linked Products at Bloomberg talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how US Dollar LIBOR transition is reaching a crucial phase and how more than alternative reference rate may be needed to accommodate market needs.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insigh...

Rick McDonell, the executive director of ACAMS, and Isabella Chase, research fellow at RUSI, talk to James King about the opportunities and risks posed by digital IDs in the realm of financial crime compliance, as well as their impact on the global financial inclusion agenda.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news,...

Bank of America's global head of ESG, Andrew Plepler, tells Silvia Pavoni about the (now easier) challenges of his job and about the bank's commitment to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a $1.5tr financing target by 2030. 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 indu...

As financial institutions grapple with digital transformation, Mike Kiersey, chief technology officer at Boomi, talks to The Banker’s David Robinson about the benefits of updating legacy enterprise resource planning systems 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. Hosted on Acast....

Banks are under fire from all sides, Bhavin Turakhia, co-founder and CEO of banking tech firm Zeta, tells The Banker’s David Robinson. He outlines how tech can help reboot legacy modes of behaviour. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Eric Arnould, global head of equity capital markets at Natixis, discusses with The Banker’s Marie Kemplay why the wave of technology companies going public shows no signs of slowing down. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Incumbent banks around the world face an increasingly competitive marketplace. Alfred Escala Sisquellas, vice president for financial services at IBM, discusses with The Banker’s David Robinson how cloud-based solutions might be used to address this.  The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the b...

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, head of banking solutions at FIS Europe, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about addressing fraud during the pandemic, how ESG initiatives, like green accounts, are a step in the right direction, and why the European Women Payments Network is important. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opini...

Nick Applebee, Financial Services Consultant at Planixs, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long instant payments are changing expectations on transactions, and what can be done to meet with the demands of the regulators.  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. Hosted on Acast. S...

Zeiad Idris, CEO of challenger bank Algbra, talks to The Banker's John Everington about offering sharia-compliant banking products outside the Middle East and South East Asia, and how a digital offering can be used to target unreached market segments 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...

Paul Christensen, co-founder and chief executive of Previse, talks to James King about the key innovations that are shaping the future of B2B commerce, as well as the ESG implications of supporting small businesses through prompt payments.   The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get exp...

Money laundering remains a huge global problem. The UN estimates that between 2-5% of global GDP is laundered each year. The Banker’s David Robinson talks to Alexon Bell, co-founder and chief product officer at software firm Quantexa, on the role technology can play in tackling the problem. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now...

Ransomware attacks have risen 20% over the last year at a time when digital banking has surged in popularity and customers are trusting banks with more and more data. Barry Cashman, regional vice president at Veritas Technologies, tells The Banker’s David Robinson how banks should contend with a growing ransomware threat. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 192...

Lee McDarby, CEO of UK international payments at Moneycorp, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how IBANs can help in banking, and what needs to be done to adapt to a high volatility FX environment.  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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

From the trade war between the US and China, to risks to the EU-China trade deal to the fallout from China’s new security law in Hong Kong, relations between China and the west have been deteriorating. The Banker’s David Robinson talks to Peter Lu, who heads Baker McKenzie’s China practice in the UK, about what it might mean for glob...

Tarek El-Yafi, managing director of transaction banking at Standard Chartered, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the pandemic accelerated the need for digital payments in Asia and beyond, and what US corporates can do to tap the Asian markets. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the b...

Stefanos Papapanagiotou, head of financial institutions group at UBS, talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about the challenges and opportunities for Europe’s banks as they seek to change the narrative, following several years of constrained profitability. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinio...

Kim Hochfeld, global head of cash business, State Street Global Advisors, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the market volatility in March 2020 that made the US regulators revisit money market fund (MMF) rules. What is needed to “fix” MMFs? 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 i...

Tom Merry, managing director for banking strategy, at Accenture discusses with David Robinson how he believes we are moving from the ‘era of divergence’ to an ‘era of convergence’ in consumer everyday banking. 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

There have been plenty of false dawns in the development of hydrogen technology. Allan Baker, global head of power, advisory and project finance at Societe Generale talks to Marie Kemplay about why this time is different and how to ensure this vital area of research and development gets the financing it needs. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information s...

Dean Wallace, director of consumer payments modernisation at ACI Worldwide, talks to James King about the key trends that are shaping the future of Europe's payments landscape.  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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Claude Brown, Libor specialist at international law firm, Reed Smith, speaks to Marie Kemplay about progress on Libor transition in Sterling markets and internationally, following a key milestone at the end of March, with a regulatory ban on new Sterling Libor issuance. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insi...

Jerry Norton, head of strategy, financial services at CGI, which provides IT and business consulting services, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the major trends in banking over the next three to five years, and whether sustainability will change the banking world. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and i...