The Banker Podcast

A chat with Bantrab’s CEO

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Barbara Pianese, The Banker's Latin America editor, chats with Herbert Hernández, Bantrab CEO, about the bank's mission and the Guatemalan economyThe...

Brett King on Latam’s digitalisation journey

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this third episode, Barbara Pianese discusses digitalisation and banking in Latin America with fintech entrepreneur Brett King.The Banker has been ...

Latam banks between fintechs and regulatory changes

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The second episode of this series focuses on the relationship between banks and fintechs, recent regulatory developments for the banking sec...

Banking in a challenging macroeconomic environment

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our first episode focuses on how the current challenging macroeconomic and political context is affecting the Latin America region, and how ...

Bridging Africa's financial gender gap

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

While mobile money has prompted financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa to more than double in 10 years, the gender gap in access to basic financial...

Sustainable Views: Sadiq Khan on sustainable cities, finance – and COP

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

London mayor Sadiq Khan wants more power and financing for cities so they can deal with and find solutions to climate change. Cities, after all, are r...

Sustainable Views: The Africa COP

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of this year’s UN climate conference, discussions over the responsibility of the world’s richest countries towards developing economies have...

Sustainable Views: How to speak ‘ESG’

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Silvia and Alison Taylor of NYU Stern School of Business look into the language of sustainability and find it still has a pretty loose grammar and hig...

Marketing - Do banks need to 'hack it'?

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What can banks learn from the so-called 'growth hacking' of startups? What can B2B learn from B2C? Which banks are hitting a home run with growth and ...

Sibos bonus episode: The women of Innotribe

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode recorded at Sibos, we talk to the women of Innotribe, the fintech innovation space at the annual transaction banking conference....

In conversation with Ade Ayeyemi

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As he prepares to step down from the helm of Ecobank International after seven years, Ade Ayeyemi discusses the next stages in Africa's digital financ...

Trailer: Sustainable Views, the podcast

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Confused about sustainability? You’re not alone. Environmental, social and governance factors, or ESG, are increasingly a headache for business, fin...

Partnerships and Finding your Tribe

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Whether a bank is partnering with a small, seed stage fintech startup or a global tech enterprise – relationships work because of the people involve...

Financial tech and the diversity gap

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode, we will discuss women in the fintech space. In which areas of fintech are women best represented? Are they getting the support ...

Mobile finance’s next challenges

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amid the 15th anniversary celebrations of the launch of M-Pesa, it’s worth stepping back and looking at what mobile money has achieved …. and what...

Banking in the ‘real’-verse

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today is all about digital first – but do we still have a need for in person, physical banking? Has a focus on digital first further isolated commun...

Banking in transition 73: Getting to the top

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Banker’s Burhan Khadbai speaks to Kirsty Morris, managing director, specialist sales and commercial strategy at Barclays and Sarah Courtney Dock...

The birth of African mobile money

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been fifteen years since M-Pesa changed the landscape of African banking forever. What are the factors that made mobile money a success in some...

The Startup Mindset

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There isn't a bank worth their innovation lab that hasn't spoken about the need to instil 'entrepreneurial values' and the 'startup mindset' inside th...

Bonus *Money 2020* episode: Glittering Halls of Cutting Edge

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many are attracted to the glittering halls of cutting edge technology – whether that be quantum computing, Web3 or the varied siren calls coming fro...

Day to Day AI

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As artificial intelligence and machine learning is growing in use inside financial institutions - including services that make decisions for customers...

The Banker at EBRD AM 2022: What concerns you most in this turbulent world?

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The beginning of 2022 has been among the most turbulent in recent memory. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, millions of peopl...

Making banks a ‘safe space’

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From financial crime, domestic abuse and financial control to addictions that impact your bank balance - what role do banks play in creating a safe sp...

There is magic in a bank that works

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The past 20 years have seen an explosion of cool tech, shiny digital apps and progressive business models, not all have migrated successfully to tradi...

Banking in transition 72: Nigeria's evolving capital markets

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Oscar Onyema, chief executive of the Nigerian Exchange Group, talks to The Banker's John Everington about the prospects for the Nigerian economy ...

Banking in transition Episode 71: Are banks ready for ISO20022?

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roland Brandli, strategic product manager at SmartStream, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about if banks are ready to meet the ISO20022 deadlin...

Banking in transition Episode 70 : India’s pandemic economy

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Born, chief representative in Mumbai for Commerzbank, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how India has supported its SME segment thro...

Banking in transition Episode 69: The UK’s green taxonomy

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The UK is due to publish its green taxonomy - a classification system defining environmentally friendly activities - in ...

Banking in transition Episode 68: Optimising the significant cost of trade expenses

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trade expenses are a significant outlay for investment banks, yet these costs are often overlooked. Daniel Carpenter, commercial lead and head of regu...

Banking in transition Episode 67: Do we need a climate development bank?

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After Harvard's Kenneth Rogoff, Citi analysts are now also calling for the creation of a multilateral institution with the specific mandate of support...

Banking in transition Episode 66: The evolution of financial indices

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Berkley, CEO of Bloomberg Index Services speaks to Marie Kemplay how financial index providers must continue to adapt against a backdr...

Banking in transition Episode 65: The future of banking lies in behavioural science

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Personal finance management can learn a lot from behavioural science, Henrik Rosvall and Elin Helander from Swedish fintech Dreams tell David Robinson...

Banking in transition Episode 64: Banking in transition: Making pricing risk fairer

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sihem Mouelhi, chief product officer at Elucidate, and Ben Arber, head of US and Americas at Elucidate, talk toThe Banker’s Kimberley Long about how...

Banking in transition Episode 63: Derivatives data and market risk

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Derivatives contracts contain a treasure trove of useful information. Brett Aubin, Head of Projects at Konexo, a data and technology-driven legal serv...

Banking in transition Episode 62: Communications surveillance in a digital and hybrid-working age

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Communications surveillance is a fact of life for many financial firms, which need to comply with market abuse and financial crime regulatio...

Banking in transition Episode 61: Novo’s take on small business banking in the US

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Rangel, CEO and co-founder, Novo, a US small business banking platform, talks to Joy Macknight about looking to reinvent banking for small bus...

Banking in transition Episode 60: Asia’s pandemic consumer borrowing trends

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Garvey, head of global financial services at PwC, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the pandemic has affected levels of borrowing in ...

Banking in Transition Episode 59: Financial crime and the role of technology

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Simm, head of financial services compliance and regulation at consultancy Kroll, talks with David Robinson about how financial&n...

Banking in transition Episode 58: Banking in transition: Fintech’s investment potential

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

John Meehan, partner at Arma Partners, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about rising levels of investment into the fintech sector, and which ar...

Banking in transition Episode 57: Making the supply chain sustainable

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Amert, director of CGIs Trade Innovation Lab, speaks with The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the supply chain can be made sustainable, and ...

Banking in transition Episode 56: KPMG experts talk data and ESG

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Shevchenko, a director of innovation at KPMG and Paul Henninger, an AI expert and head of KPMG’s Lighthouse, a global network of centres of ex...

Banking in transition Episode 55: Digitising the primary bond markets

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The primary bond markets have been slower to go digital than other areas, but as Armin Peter, EMEA Head of Sustainable Banking and Global Head of Debt...

Banking in transition Episode 54: Assessing climate risk in loan portfolios

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Against a backdrop of climate stress tests and pressure from a wide range of stakeholders, understanding and quantifying the amount of climate risk pr...

Banking in transition Episode 53: The changing Russian markets

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maxim Safonov, Co-CEO of BCS Global Markets speaks to Marie Kemplay about the challenges and changes underway in the Russian finan...

Banking in transition Episode 52: NetScout on cybercriminal innovation

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Hummel, Asert threat intelligence lead, NetScout, a cybersecurity and network diagnostics firm, talks to Joy Macknight about its recent threat...

Banking in transition Episode 51: Openbank on what banks can learn from ‘Big Techs’

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ezequiel Szafir, CEO of Openbank, Santander’s digital bank, talks to Joy Macknight about the acceleration of digitisation during Covid-19, Openbank’...

Banking in transition Episode 50: Institutional investors and cryptocurrency markets

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Mercer, chief executive officer of the LMAX Group, speaks to James King about rising institutional interest in cryptocurrencies a...

Banking in transition Episode 49: Technology’s role in addressing AI risks

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TruEra's co-founder and CEO Will Uppington, and Shameek Kundu, head of financial services and senior strategy officer, talk to Joy Macknight...

Banking in transition Episode 48: Personalised banking services in the age of data

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The future of many banking products will rely heavily on hyper-personalisation, BlueShore Financial’s Reg Marrinier tells David Robinson. But as ban...

Banking in transition Episode 47: Banking in transition: FIs shift focus to sustainability

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor, global head of financial institutions for global transaction services at Bank of America, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long the demands...

Banking in transition Episode 46: Financing the start-up economy

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Bumfrey, Head of Relationship Banking Europe at Silicon Valley Bank speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how the banking and funding nee...

Banking in transition Episode 45: Harmonising global compliance standards

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Richmond, founder and chief executive of Cube, talks to James King about the challenges and opportunities involved with scaling a regtech business...

Banking in transition Episode 44: US Dollar LIBOR transition accelerates

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Umesh Gajria, Global Head of Index Linked Products at Bloomberg talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how US Dollar LIBOR transition i...

Banking in transition Episode 43: Digital IDs

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rick McDonell, the executive director of ACAMS, and Isabella Chase, research fellow at RUSI, talk to James King about the opportunities and risks pose...

Banking in transition Episode 42: How will BofA reach its $1.5tr SDGs finance target?

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Banking in transition Episode 41: Transforming legacy ERP systems at banks

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As financial institutions grapple with digital transformation, Mike Kiersey, chief technology officer at Boomi, talks to The Banker’s David Robinson...

Banking in transition Episode 40: How to solve banking’s ‘existential crisis’

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Banking in transition Episode 39: A wave of Tech IPOs

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Eric Arnould, global head of equity capital markets at Natixis, discusses with The Banker’s Marie Kemplay why the wave of technology companies going...

Banking in transition Episode 38: How incumbents can fight back against challengers

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incumbent banks around the world face an increasingly competitive marketplace. Alfred Escala Sisquellas, vice president for financial services at IBM,...

Banking in transition Episode 37: Why some friction in payments is a good thing

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, head of banking solutions at FIS Europe, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about addressing fraud during the pandemic, how...

Banking in transition Episode 36: Optimising instant payments

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Applebee, Financial Services Consultant at Planixs, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long instant payments are changing expectations on transaction...

Banking in transition Episode 35: Expanding the reach of Islamic banking

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Zeiad Idris, CEO of challenger bank Algbra, talks to The Banker's John Everington about offering sharia-compliant banking products outside the Middle ...

Banking in transition Episode 34: The future of B2B commerce

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Christensen, co-founder and chief executive of Previse, talks to James King about the key innovations that are shaping the fu...

Banking in transition Episode 33: The role of algorithms and AI in AML

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Rob...

Banking in transition Episode 32: Data management risks on the rise

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 mor...

Banking in transition Episode 31: Adapting to the volatile FX environment

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 do...

Banking in transition Episode 30: Tensions between China and the west and the implications for global banks

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

Banking in transition Episode 29: Asia offers the West a digital payments blueprint

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tarek El-Yafi, managing director of transaction banking at Standard Chartered, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the pandemic accelerat...

Banking in transition Episode 28: A brighter future for Europe’s banks?

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stefanos Papapanagiotou, head of financial institutions group at UBS, talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about the challen...

Banking in transition Episode 27: Can the industry solve for MMF resiliency?

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kim Hochfeld, global head of cash business, State Street Global Advisors, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the market volatility in March 202...

Banking in transition Episode 26: Divergence to convergence in everyday banking

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Merry, managing director for banking strategy, at Accenture discusses with David Robinson how he believes we are moving from the ‘era of diverge...

Banking in transition Episode 25: Financing the hydrogen energy revolution

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There have been plenty of false dawns in the development of hydrogen technology. Allan Baker, global head of power, advisory and project fin...

Banking in transition Episode 24: The future of European payments

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dean Wallace, director of consumer payments modernisation at ACI Worldwide, talks to James King about the key trends that are shaping the future of Eu...

Banking in transition Episode 23: Libor Transition enters a crucial period

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claude Brown, Libor specialist at international law firm, Reed Smith, speaks to Marie Kemplay about progress on Libor transition in Sterling markets a...

Banking in transition Episode 22: Banks’ IT challenges post-Covid

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jerry Norton, head of strategy, financial services at CGI, which provides IT and business consulting services, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight abo...

Banking in transition Episode 21: Opportunities for women in the AI industry

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Lunn, head of global analytics delivery organisation at Fico, a global analytics software company, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about ho...

Banking in transition Episode 20: Dublin rising

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kieran Donoghue, global head of strategy, public policy and international financial services at IDA Ireland, speaks to James King about Dublin's futur...

Banking in transition Episode 19: Asia’s banks look to new horizons

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Manoj Mistry, managing director at IBOS Association, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how banks in Asia are adapting to a range of challenges, from...

Banking in transition Episode 18: Reinventing the financial services value chain

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Channer, CEO of Delta Capita, which provides global managed services, technology solutions and consulting, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknigh...

Banking in transition Episode 17: AI, Blockchain, cloud and digital fuelling innovation

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Samir Pandiri, president of Broadridge International, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about challenges and market turmoil at the beginning of the ...

Banking in transition Episode 16: Biometrics and security in payments

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vince Graziani, CEO of IDEX Biometrics, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the development of biometrics in the payments space, and how they...

Banking in transition Episode 15: The Thames Estuary

25 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kate Willard, Estuary Envoy and Chair of the Thames Estuary Growth Board, talks to James King about the role that the Thames Estuary will play in driv...

Banking in transition Episode 14: Asia looks to the next generation of payments

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kelvin Phua, global head of payment networks at PPRO, explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how payments in Asia have continued to evolve during t...

Banking in transition Episode 13: Social and green bond issuance in 2021

18 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cedric Merle, head of Centre of Expertise & Innovation, within Natixis’s Green & Sustainable Hub talks to the Banker’s Marie Kemplay about...

Banking in transition Episode 12: Shifting sands in the AML fight

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As the UAE fines 11 banks US$12.5m over their failure to tackle money laundering, David Robinson, online editor at The Banker, speaks with Sam Eastwoo...

Banking in transition Episode 11: Why banks need to handle complaints better

11 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The way banks handle the complaints process is vital to customer satisfaction and retention, Ben Garratt, director of retail banking at consultancy Hu...

Banking in transition Episode 10: China’s post-pandemic economic recovery

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Kruger, senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the speed of China’s ...

Banking in transition Episode 9: What will be the catalyst for change in Open Banking?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amir Nooriala, chief commercial officer at Callsign, which is focused on digital identity, authentication and authorisation, talks to The Banker's Joy...

Banking in transition Episode 8: E-commerce responds to rising demands

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Igal Rotem, CEO of Credorax, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the ecommerce sector has thrived during the pandemic, but has forced ra...

Banking in transition Episode 7: Offshore insolvency

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Hurry, group partner at law firm Collas Crill, discusses the outlook for offshore insolvency proceedings in light of the economic...

Banking in transition Episode 6: Does the world need a Digital Stability Board?

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohinton Medhora, president of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a think tank on global governance, talks to The Banker's Joy Mackni...

Banking in transition Episode 5: Bringing algorithms and AI to investing

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kelvin Lei, CEO and co-founder of Aqumon, and Don Huang, head of quantitative research and co-founder of Aqumon, explain to The Banker’s Kimberley L...

Banking in transition Episode 4: What does the UK financial services industry need post-Brexit?

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Reynolds, managing director for public affairs, policy and research at TheCityUK, an advocacy group for the UK financial services industry, talks...

Banking in transition Episode 3: What's top of the EU's financial services agenda for 2021?

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Gillam, head of EU government relations and public policy at Invesco, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about post-Brexit banking and s...

Banking in transition Episode 2: How are banks rethinking their digital footprint in 2021?

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Likhit Wagle, general manager of global banking and financial markets at IBM, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the main trends emerging in&nb...

Banking in transition Episode 1: Building SME relationships post-pandemic

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tomer Guriel, co-founder and CEO of ezbob, talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how SME lending may change in the future, and how digital tran...

Banking under pressure Episode 82: How FIs can manage the pandemic and regulators

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Claudia Thurner, EMEA general manager at AxiomSL explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how the pandemic has impacted the financial services sector...

Banking under pressure Episode 81: Payments for a new age

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Glenn Smith, founder and chief executive of Roqqett, talks to James King about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK's payment market, as well...

Banking under pressure Episode 80: Pandemic pushes demand for cross-border payments fintech

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frederick Crosby, chief revenue officer at Nium, explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how the need for cross-border payments has changed during t...

Banking under pressure Episode 79: The growing role of impact finance

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hacina Py, head of impact finance solutions at Societe Generale, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about impact finance and how it can help corpo...