Money Majlis
Episodes
Ep 55. Amplify, Adapt, Advance: Thriving in the AI age. A discussion with Dr Ayesha Khanna
24 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailWhat happens when one of the world’s most respected AI entrepreneurs sits down with a veteran banker to talk about the future of wor...
Ep XTRA 12. Beats, Brand and Legacy: Inside the Rhythm of Bickram Ghosh
09 Apr 2026
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Send us Fan MailWhat does it take to carry the weight of a classical tradition and simultaneously shatter its boundaries? In this special episode of M...
Ep 54. Innovation, Inclusion & Intelligence: Dimitrios Dosis of Mastercard on the future of money
27 Mar 2026
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Send us Fan MailWhat happens when one of the world’s most dynamic payments corridors becomes a live laboratory for the future of money? In this epis...
Ep 53. Inside MENA’s New Payments Powerhouse: Murat Suzer on Network International’s next chapter
13 Mar 2026
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Send a textNetwork International’s merger with Magnati has quietly created a new payments powerhouse at the heart of the Middle East and Africa’s ...
Ep 52. Wio, Women and What’s Next: A Conversation with Amina Taher
27 Feb 2026
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Send a textIn this episode of Money Majlis with Suvo Sarkar, we look at the rise of digital banking in the UAE through the lens of one person’s jour...
Ep XTRA 11. Beyond 1983: Kapil Dev on Cricket, Culture and Courage
20 Feb 2026
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Send a textIn this XTRA edition of Money Majlis, the conversation steps out of the boardroom and into the dressing room with one of the most iconic le...
Ep 51. Flying high : a conversation with Paul Griffiths, aviation’s Willy Wonka
13 Feb 2026
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Send a textThe Season 3 opener of Money Majlis puts you right in the cockpit of Dubai’s aviation story, with Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, ...
Ep 50. Networks, Neural Links and Net Zero: Two futurists on tomorrow’s economy
30 Jan 2026
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Send us a textSeason 2 of Money Majlis wraps with a powerful double feature recorded live at the inaugural Dubai Futurists Summit 2025, bringing toget...
Ep 49. Augmented, Not Replaced: The AI-Native Future of Wealth Management
16 Jan 2026
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Send us a textPrivate banking and wealth management are under intense pressure: rising regulation, demanding next-gen clients and thinning margins are...
Ep 48. Democratising Finance: Kim Fournais on the story of Saxo Bank and honest capitalism
02 Jan 2026
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Send us a textMoney Majlis kicks off 2026 with my predictions for the 6 top trends in banking this year plus a candid, high-energy conversation with o...
Ep 47. Fintech for the Many: Tariq bin Hendi on rewiring everyday money
19 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with former colleague Dr. Tariq bin Hendi, Vice Chairman and CEO of Astra Te...
Ep XTRA 10. Culture, Curiosity, and the Future of Universities : Dr Ranjan Banerjee on re-imagining education
12 Dec 2025
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Send us a textDr Ranjan Banerjee brings a rare blend of empathy, intellect and visionary leadership to this XTRA episode of Money Majlis recorded in M...
Ep 46. Beyond Apps: Why the Next Tech Revolution Must Tackle Energy, Food, and Poverty
05 Dec 2025
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Send us a textIn this riveting new episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar welcomes Pablos Holman, the legendary hacker, inventor, and futurist whose cre...
Ep 45. Zain Verjee: From CNN frontlines to amplifying Africa’s creative voice
21 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this captivating episode of Money Majlis, the spotlight shines on Zain Verjee, a formidable journalist, entrepreneur, and global comm...
Ep XTRA9 : Money with Meaning: The story of purpose-driven leadership with Tariq Al Gurg, Dubai Cares
14 Nov 2025
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Send us a textStep into a masterclass on purpose-driven leadership and global impact with this XTRA episode of Money Majlis. Host Suvo Sarkar intervie...
Ep 44. ESG is not enough: Rajeev Peshawaria on Doing Well by Doing Good
07 Nov 2025
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Send us a textIn this illuminating episode of Money Majlis, visionary thinker Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of the Stewardship Asia Center, takes listeners o...
Ep 43. Ahmed Bin Sulayem: Building Dubai’s Global Trade Powerhouse
24 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO of Dubai Multi Commoditie...
Ep 42. Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow : futurist Brett King on the new economics of banking
10 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIn this electrifying episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar sits down with Brett King, the world’s most cited financial futurist, to unp...
Ep XTRA 8. Painting with Light: The bold cinematic journey of of Nayla Al Khaja
03 Oct 2025
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Send us a textEpisode XTRA 8 of Money Majlis welcomes the trailblazing Nayla Al Khaja, the UAE’s first female film director, award-winning producer,...
Ep 41. Banking on Purpose & People: The Samit Ghosh playbook
26 Sep 2025
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Send us a textStep into the heart of India’s banking revolution as Money Majlis welcomes Samit Ghosh, an iconic banker and the founder of Ujjivan Sm...
Ep 40. Culture, Connection, and Change: Adrian Simpson’s guide to effective leadership
12 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn this fascinating episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar discusses the world of leadership, innovation, and high-performing organiz...
Ep XTRA 7 : Megacities, Migration, and Money: futurist Parag Khanna on what’s next
05 Sep 2025
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Send us a textIn this XTRA edition of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Dr. Parag Khanna, best-selling author and celebrated geographer, f...
Ep 39. with Noor Sweid Conviction Capital: Lessons in grit, growth and globalisation
29 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this scintillating episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Noor Sweid, the trailblazing founder and Managing Partner...
Ep 38. From Microcredit to Mainstream: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh and the Bandhan Bank Revolution
15 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, I have the privilege of sitting down with Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, the founder and chairman of Bandhan Ba...
Ep 37. From Miles to Moments: The Skywards Revolution with Nejib Ben-Khedher
01 Aug 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar talks to Dr. Nejib Ben-Khedher, Divisional Senior Vice President of Emirates Skywards,...
Ep 36. Agents of Change, part 2 : Eran Agrios of Salesforce on how AI and humans will change tomorrow’s banks
18 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, the second of two episodes on agentic AI in financial services, host Suvo Sarkar meets Eran Agrios, Sen...
Ep 35. Agents of Change, part 1: Bill Borden of Microsoft on how agentic AI is reshaping global finance
04 Jul 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, first of two episodes on agentic AI in financial services, Suvo Sarkar sits down with Bill Borden, Corp...
Ep 34. Trust, Tech, and Transformation: Sopnendu Mohanty on Singapore’s Fintech Revolution
20 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis recorded on the sidelines of the Istanbul Fintech Week 2025, host Suvo Sarkar sits down with Sopnendu Mo...
Ep 33. Advertising Unplugged: Sasan Saeidi on leading brands in a changing world
06 Jun 2025
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Send us a textIn this Advertising-special episode of Money Majlis, we sit down with Sasan Saeidi, global client lead at WPP & VML and the current ...
Ep EXTRA 6 : Stepping Into Hope: The Jaipur Foot Story with D. R. Mehta
30 May 2025
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Send us a textThis week on Money Majlis XTRA, we travel to Jaipur for a truly uplifting conversation with D. R. Mehta, the visionary founder of Bhagwa...
Ep 32. Inside the Checkout Revolution: Justin Grooms on Payments, Crypto, & the Future of E-Commerce
23 May 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, recorded at the Dubai Fintech Summit 2025, you are invited into a dynamic conversation between host Suv...
Ep 31. Pivoting from a telco to a techco: A discussion with Khalifa Alshamsi on the ambitious transformation of e&
09 May 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar goes on a journey with Khalifa Alshamsi, CEO of e& life and e& international, who e...
Ep 30. India: the start-up centre of the world? A debate with Mohandas Pai
25 Apr 2025
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Send us a textIn this riveting episode of Money Majlis, host Suvo Sarkar travels to Bangalore for a debate with the legendary T.V. Mohandas Pai, a tra...
Ep 29. Loyalty is dead. Long live loyalty. A discussion with Ajay Row, the guru of customer loyalty
10 Apr 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to a special episode on customer loyalty where Suvo Sarkar is in deep discussion with Ajay Row, a globally acknowledged expert o...
Ep 28. Will our money think for us in the future? A conversation with Chris Skinner
28 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, I sit down with Chris Skinner, renowned futurist and author, to explore the future of banking and finan...
Ep 27. Is money rational or emotional? A debate with Ashok Vaswani
14 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIn this episode, Ashok Vaswani, international banking veteran and CEO & MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank, explains why he believes money is...
Ep XTRA 5. Will China lead the world in digital innovation and green energy? A conversation with China expert, Christina Boutrup
07 Mar 2025
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Send us a textIn this XTRA episode of Money Majlis, I talk with Christina Boutrup, journalist, author and China analyst, about how the world’s bigge...
Ep 26. Breaking free of the money trap : a conversation with Alok Sama, former president & CFO of SoftBank
28 Feb 2025
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Send us a textIn this exciting episode, listen to the former president and CFO of SoftBank Group International, Alok Sama, talk about the man behind t...
Ep 25. The future of investing : a conversation with Mark Mobius
14 Feb 2025
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Send us a textIn this first episode of Season 2 of Money Majlis, we bring you a priceless conversation with Mark Mobius, the “Indiana Jones of emerg...
Ep 24. Can P2P platforms address the huge SME lending gap?: a discussion with Craig Moore of Beehive
31 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn this last episode of Season 1, Suvo Sarkar is in discussion with Craig Moore, founder and CEO of Beehive, the leading P2P platform in...
Ep 23. Is brand marketing less relevant in the age of digital and AI? : A discussion with Bharat Puri
24 Jan 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to another episode of Money Majlis focused on consumer marketing. Suvo Sarkar is in conversation with a doyen of the Indian busi...
Ep 22. Corporate Venture Capital : nothing ventured, nothing gained
17 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn this insightful episode about the business of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC), Suvo Sarkar is in a deep discussion with Nicolas Sauva...
Ep 21. The rise and rise of the Indian opportunity : in conversation with Bharat Shah
10 Jan 2025
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Send us a textIn this fascinating episode, Suvo Sarkar talks at length with a leading investment expert from India, Bharat Shah, executive director of...
Ep XTRA 4. Consistency plus creativity - the formula for success in the restaurant business
01 Jan 2025
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Send us a textWelcome to this New Year 2025 special episode of Money Majlis XTRA, celebrating good food. Suvo Sarkar is in conversation in Mumbai with...
Ep 20. The Great Wealth Transfer : are banks ready?
27 Dec 2024
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Send us a textWelcome to this episode of Money Majlis where Suvo Sarkar debates the impact of “The Great Wealth Transfer” with two leading profess...
Ep XTRA 3. From a banker to a best-selling author : a tete-a-tete with Amish Tripathi
20 Dec 2024
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Send us a textContinuing on the XTRA series of non-banking topics, Suvo Sarkar interviews successful Indian author Amish Tripathi, of the Shiva trilog...
Ep 19. Middle East versus Asia: how are fintechs shaking up the ecosystem?
13 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis recorded in front of a live audience of CEOs and fintech leaders in Singapore, we look at the difference...
Ep 18. Innovation in action : how DBS earned the title of the world’s best digital bank
06 Dec 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, Piyush Gupta, the inspirational CEO of DBS Bank, tells us how a Singaporean bank raced ahead in innovation and digitisa...
Ep 17. Profits are not everything : a discussion on development banks with Ahmed Al Naqbi
29 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode, H. E. Ahmed Al Naqbi, CEO of Emirates Development Bank, explains the key differences between a commercial bank and a de...
Ep 16. The future of technology: a conversation with Arvind Krishna, Chairman & CEO - IBM
22 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn this unmissable episode, Suvo Sarkar is in conversation with Arvind Krishna, Chairman & CEO - IBM. How does IBM re-invent itself...
Ep 15. The future of transformation: in discussion with John Duigenan of IBM.
15 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn this technology-special episode, Suvo Sarkar is in discussion with John Duigenan, the General Manager - Global Financial Services Ind...
Ep XTRA 2 : Gender parity at work and home : a dialogue with Carla de la Vega
08 Nov 2024
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Send us a textThis is the second edition of Money Majlis XTRA where we cover topics outside banking and finance. In today's exciting episode, we ...
Ep 14. The future of fintechs : in conversation with Vijay Shekha Sharma
01 Nov 2024
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Send us a textIn this GITEX-special episode recorded on the sidelines of the Expand North Star expo, Suvo Sarkar talks to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the fo...
Ep 13. Will crypto change the world? A conversation with Phil Sham, founder CEO of Aquanow.
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textWill crypto-currencies replace fiat currencies in the next decade? Will blockchain technology make life easier? Will traditional finance...
Ep 12. Is Marketing today an art, a science or a craft? A conversation with Raja Rajamannar.
04 Oct 2024
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Send us a textIn this “Marketing special” episode of Money Majlis recorded in New York, Suvo Sarkar speaks to Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing &am...
Ep 11. Story of a powerhouse entrepreneur : A dialogue with Yashish Dahiya of Policy Bazaar
20 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 11 of Money Majlis, we meet the man behind India’s most successful insurance marketplace, PolicyBazaar.com. In an open and ...
Ep 10. How to create a challenger bank within a legacy bank: A discussion on Marcus with Harit Talwar
06 Sep 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 10 of Money Majlis, the founder CEO of Marcus, the digital bank of Goldman Sachs, is in a scintillating conversation with Suv...
Episode XTRA 1
30 Aug 2024
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Send us a textIntroducing Money Majlis XTRA, a once-in-a-while episode that has nothing to do with banking, finance and money, but everything to do wi...
Ep 9. Trends in the payment industry in MENA : a discussion with Nandan Mer
24 Aug 2024
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Send us a textEpisode 9 of Money Majlis explores the trends in the payment industry in the Middle East & Africa with Nandan Mer, Group CEO of Netw...
Ep 9. Trends in the payment industry in MENA : a discussion with Nandan Mer
23 Aug 2024
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Send us a textEpisode 9 of Money Majlis explores the trends in the payment industry in the Middle East & Africa with Nandan Mer, Group CEO of Netw...
Ep 8. Fintechs in the Middle East : A conversation with start-up mentor P K Gulati
09 Aug 2024
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Send us a textStart-up mentor P K Gulati lights up Episode 8 of Money Majlis with his wisdom and insights about start-ups and fintechs in the Middle E...
Ep 7. Cashless banking in UAE - a discussion with Jan Pilbauer
26 Jul 2024
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Send us a textEpisode 7 of Money Majlis explores the future of cashless banking in UAE with Jan Pilbauer, CEO of Al Etihad Payments.How will Aani, the...
Ep 6. Banking in transition : A conversation with Surya Subramanian
12 Jul 2024
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Send us a textIn Episode 6 of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar is in intimate conversation with Surya Subramanian, the past Group CFO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’...
Ep 5. Banking in 2050 - What does the future of banking look like?
28 Jun 2024
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Send us a textEpisode 5 of Money Majlis features best-selling author and celebrated futurist Brett King in a very exciting conversation with Suvo Sark...
Ep 4. Growth on steroid – a discussion on the payments industry in the Middle East with Saeeda Jaffar.
14 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar is in conversation with Saeeda Jaffar, Senior Vice President & Group Country Manager –...
Ep 3. The Customer Experience Revolution in Middle Eastern Banking with Suhail bin Tarraf
31 May 2024
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Send us a textIn this episode 3 of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar focuses on the topic of service excellence in banks, or the lack of it. In an impassioned...
Ep 2. Rebooting Banking in the Middle East: A Conversation with Jayesh Patel
17 May 2024
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Send us a textWelcome back to a brand new episode of Money Majlis! Following the fantastic feedback from our debut episode on the future of money, we’...
Ep 1. The future of money and banking with Ronit Ghose
02 May 2024
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Send us a textIntroducing the inaugural episode of "Money Majlis," the first-of-its-kind podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersec...