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 banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 28, 2024•17 min
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 21, 2024•9 min
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, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Feb 14, 2024•20 min
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 Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert...
Feb 13, 2024•24 min
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 insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 07, 2024•24 min
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 insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 31, 2024•18 min
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 the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 24, 2024•24 min
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 lead, Swift Platform The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, ...
Jan 18, 2024•28 min
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 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jan 17, 2024•21 min
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 awards. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert ne...
Jan 10, 2024•16 min
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 information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted ...
Dec 15, 2023•39 min
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, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
Dec 13, 2023•28 min
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 news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Dec 06, 2023•35 min
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 source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into...
Dec 06, 2023•18 min
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 29, 2023•9 min
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 get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Nov 22, 2023•25 min
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 profitability. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now t...
Nov 15, 2023•26 min
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 global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion and insight into the banking industry. Hosted...
Nov 08, 2023•29 min
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 the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 01, 2023•23 min
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 insight into the banking industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 24, 2023•17 min
This week, Liz Lumley and John Everington are joined by Araba Eshun, head of compliance for Emea and Apac at fintech Zero Hash. They discuss the annual meeting of the World Bank Group and the IMF last week in Marrakech, which was covered extensively by The Banker, as well as capital markets-fintech partnerships, the crypto market in Nigeria and Australia, and JPMorgan’s commercialisation of its Tokenized Collateral Network. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since...
Oct 18, 2023•21 min
In this special episode recorded at Sibos in Toronto, the women from across the fintech space talk about their experiences as founders, developing the regtech space, and making career changes. Chapter 1 Christina Chang, chief operating officer, Minka Chapter 2 Alex Ford, president, North America, Encompass Corporation Chapter 3 Stella Lim, chief operating officer, Partior Chapter 4 Katalin Kauzli, business development director and co-founder, PartnerHUB The Banker has been a trusted source of gl...
Oct 13, 2023•21 min
This week deputy editor Liz Lumley and reporter Davide Montagner are joined by industry veteran Ruth Wandhöfer. They discuss the UK’s FCA crypto asset marketing regulation, a survey of hopeful UK bankers, the resiliency of Morocco, the value of easy-to-access regulatory information and bank branches. They also celebrate the latest woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics. The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opinion an...
Oct 13, 2023•32 min
This week Liz Lumley, Michael Klimes and Alessandro Hatami, managing partner at advisory firm Pacemakers, discuss why banks still finance fossil fuels, the state of fintech unicorns around the world, days in the life of ‘boring CEOs’, the Sam Bankman-Fried/FTX trial and why meetings rooms are so hard to find despite the trend of hybrid working. 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 ind...
Oct 04, 2023•32 min
This year, Intesa Sanpaolo launched Isybank, a new digital bank based on cloud native architecture, along with a partnership with Thought Machine. The new €650m digital offering is part of Intesa’s continuing 2022–2025 strategic business plan. Guests: Massimo Proverbio, chief data, AI, innovation and technology officer, Intesa Sanpaolo Paul Taylor, CEO and founder, Thought Machine The Banker has been a trusted source of global banking information since 1926, subscribe now to get expert news, opi...
Oct 03, 2023•18 min
In this episode of The Banker Midweek, Latin America editor Barbara Pianese and reporter Aliya Shibli discuss asset managers dropping the word ‘sustainable’ from the names of their funds, why the Bank of England is keen to delay implementing the Basel III reforms, and Swedbank’s social bond. 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...
Sep 27, 2023•19 min
Join Liz Lumley, Joy Macknight and Kimberley Long, who were live from Sibos in Toronto, Canada. They give a round-up of the event and discuss the hot topics on the conference floor. 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 information....
Sep 22, 2023•18 min
In this episode of The Banker Midweek, Asia editor Kimberley Long speaks with Silvia Pavoni, founder and editor of Sustainable Views, an ESG-focused publication by the Financial Times. They discuss cash access for vulnerable people, the financial savvy of Gen Z, the risk banks face of climate litigation, and the G20’s lukewarm climate pledges. 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...
Sep 12, 2023•29 min
Are banks overzealously loading fraud markers against individuals and businesses, and misinterpreting the Politically Exposed Persons Regime, to avoid hefty fines and being wrapped over the knuckles by regulators? And who ultimately pays the price? Guest: Jeremy Asher, senior consultancy regulatory solicitor, Setfords. 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. Se...
Sep 07, 2023•33 min
Partnering with fintech start-ups has always presented a myriad of obstacles for incumbent banks and financial institutions. To combat this, TechPassport co-created a set of ‘enterprise ready’ questions along with 14 global banks. These questions allow fintech companies to learn the key metrics financial institutions use to influence their vendor selection process. This new level of transparency allows even the smallest start-up to sell to the largest of institutions by becoming enterprise ready...
Sep 07, 2023•25 min•Ep. 14
