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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 as the country's progress in developing an open banking ecosystem. 

Frederick Crosby, chief revenue officer at Nium, explains to The Banker’s Kimberley Long how the need for cross-border payments has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and gives his insights on what is coming for payments in 2021. 

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 corporates, governments and other organisations to achieve their long-term goals in a beneficial way for wider society.

John Howells, chief executive officer of LINK, speaks to James King about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the use of cash in the UK, as well as the outlook for central bank digital currencies and their role in promoting financial inclusion.

Elucidate’s chief product officer Sihem Mouelhi, and Shilpika Gautam, vice president of strategic partnerships, talk to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how the current regulations on financial crime may not be sufficient, and what could be implemented to ensure greater compliance.   

Jane Loginova, co-CEO at Radar Payments, speaks with The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the difficulties female entrepreneurs have in accessing financing, and what is being done to extend financial literacy in Asia.  

Alan Donnelly, head of financial services, Salesforce, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how banks have embraced the challenges of lockdown and their plans for recovery, as well as how partnership ecosystems between old and new financial services institutions are becoming a critical part of future planning.

Schellion Horn, managing director of Alvarez & Marsal's economics practice, speaks to James King about the challenges and opportunities posed by the European Commission's state aid framework for the economic recovery of member states in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Alma Angotti, partner and co-leader of the global investigations and compliance practice, Guidehouse, which works with governments, financial institutions and companies on anti-crime and investigations, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how banks can use technology to identify the proceeds of crime generally and human trafficking and human smuggling, specifically.

Ammar Akhtar, co-founder and chief executive of Yobota, speaks to James King about the growing use of third party service and technology providers by legacy financial institutions, as well as key developments in the market for core banking platforms. 

Leaving the EU poses problems and opportunities for banks under the UK’s new regulation framework, Peter Bevan, head financial regulation at law firm Linklaters, tells David Robinson, online editor at The Banker.

John Ahern, partner at legal firm Covington, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how banks can best prepare for a no-deal Brexit, as well as the fallout from the Wirecard scandal in terms of regulators’ views on the fintech community.

Gildo Russo, head of ratings advisory at Nomura, talks to Marie Kemplay about the challenges of assessing banks’ credit risk in the current economic climate and how the situation compares with the financial crisis.

James Lloyd, Asia-Pacific fintech and payments leader at EY, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how consumer behaviour is changing in the region, and how this has benefitted the newly-established digital banks.

BNP Paribas's group chief economist William de Vijlder talks to Silvia Pavoni about the US Fed's concern over inclusive growth, what a reactive, rather than pre-emptive, monetary policy means for financial markets, and whether the ECB might follow suit.

Charlotta Wark, vice president, head of financial services for Scandinavia at CGI talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the importance of the EU’s new sustainable finance taxonomy, and what some companies are already doing to offer customers greener choices. 

Simon Lyons, a partner in the strategic advisory group at PJT Partners, a global advisory-focused investment bank, talks to Marie Kemplay about the outlook for M&A activity, which had been subdued in the wake of the pandemic but now appears to be bouncing back.

Pete McIntyre, founding director at Planixs, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how real-time payments are becoming more important, spurred on by the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Is open banking on the cusp of revolutionising the banking industry? Imran Gulamhuseinwala from the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity claims the possibilities are endless and big winners will be consumers. 

Andrea Vismara, chief executive of Italian independent investment bank, Equita, talks to Marie Kemplay about the outlook for Europe’s investment banks, which have often struggled to compete with their US rivals in recent years.

Covid-19's impact on society will inevitably transmit to banks. Deloitte's global board chair and board member of not-for-profit Social Progress Imperative, Sharon Thorne, discusses fresh research that shows the effect of the pandemic not only on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (now to be fulfilled only in 2092 – 62 years behind schedule) but also on individual countries, with the US the worst performing out of the G7.

Andy Mielczarek, chief executive of Chetwood Financial, talks to James King about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK's challenger banks, the difficulties of lending during a health crisis, and the onset of new regulatory pressures. 

Rachel Woolley, global director of financial crime at Fenergo talks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about the reasons for a rise in KYC fines being issued in Asia this year, and what is being done to tighten compliance.  

Jonathan Cornish, head of Asia-Pacific banking at Fitch Ratings, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how asset quality in China and India have been impacted by Covid-19. 

Jacob Morgan, senior analyst with Forrester, talks to James King about the future of banking, including the ways in which banks will unleash insights from customer data and the alignment of social and environmental values with those of the consumer.

Nadeem Shamim, the head of cash and liquidity at Smartstream, tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how liquidity has come under strain during the pandemic, and what can be learned from the experience in future.

Sanat Rao, chief business officer and global head of Infosys Finacle, a core banking system provider, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how Covid-19 has fostered faster innovation in banking and payments and the role that banks can play in creating a better world post-pandemic.

Dr Hippolyte Fofack, chief economist at the African Export-Import Bank, talks to John Everington about how lessons learnt in previous crises have informed policy responses in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and the future direction of African trade finance.

Shearman and Sterling's of counsel and Deutsche Bank's former co-general counsel Simon Dodds on the need for more transparency and a closer relation with regulators during the coronavirus pandemic.

Andres Ricaurte, senior vice-president and global head of payments, Mphasis, an IT services company, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the Covid-19 pandemic exposed fault lines in the global supply chain and how technology like blockchain can be applied to create a new supply chain finance model.

Peter Holford, founder of Agapay, talks about the costs and risks around lasting power of attorney (LPA) during Covid-19, as lockdown delayed the creation and execution of legal arrangements that allow customers, including vulnerable people, to appoint someone to deal with their finances on their behalf just as the importance of LPAs became more evident.

Yifat Oron, CEO of LeumiTech, the high-tech banking arm of Israel’s Bank Leumi, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the coronavirus lock-down's impact on the global technology start-up community and what banks should be doing to support this segment, especially in the access to funding.

Martin Flick, chief executive of Olive Communications, speaks to James King about the state of the UK's digital banking landscape in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Stephan Schmidt-Tank, head of financial services specialists, Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Amazon Web Services, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the payments world, how cloud technology can alleviate some of the pressures on banks and payments companies, and the best way to address fraud challenges.

Hernan Cristerna, executive chairman, global merger and acquisition (M&A) at JPMorgan, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how corporates can navigate the strategic challenges the pandemic has created and succeed in the long term.

Nick Cowan, CEO of GSX Group, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how capital markets are developing due to the pandemic, and how greater cross-border interoperability could benefit the markets. 

Jeff Gable, chief economist at Absa CIB, talks to John Everington about the economic sectors facing the biggest impact from Covid-19 across Africa, and how states and multilateral lenders should respond to the continent's lending requirements.

Kheng Leong Lee, Asia-Pacific representative for HPD LendScape, speaks to The Banker’s Kimberley Long about how supply chains have been impacted in Singapore by Covid-19, how the regulator has helped, and the next steps post-lockdown.

Ben Springett, European head of electronic and program trading at Jefferies, talks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about how the bank has ensured staff are well equipped and supported to do their jobs remotely, and managed record volumes of trading activity for clients. 

Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Bahrain's ambassador in Washington, speaks to John Everington about the country's response to Covid-19, the impact of new oil discoveries on the economy, and how the country's fintech industry has adapted to the pandemic.

Masumi Hamahira, honorary treasurer, Grand Council, Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals tells The Banker’s Kimberley Long how blockchain can be applied to Islamic finance, and how Covid-19 could accelerate the adoption of smart banking.

John Hunter, head of banking and fiduciaries at Finance Isle of Man, which promotes the crown dependency’s financial and professional services industry, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the situation in the offshore financial centre, how the government is supporting the financial and professional services sector, and refreshing its Vision 2020 strategy in the current environment.

Philip Middleton, deputy chairman of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), discusses the outlook for central bank digital currency development in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jean-François Robin, Natixis' head of research for corporate and investment banking, speaks to James King about the outlook for the euro area economy, as well as the role that the European Central Bank is playing in responding to the economic crisis. 

Sumit Oberai, senior vice-president of digital technology and Martin Wildberger, executive vice-president of innovation and technology at the Royal Bank of Canada, talk to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the bank’s ability to move the vast majority of its workforce to working remotely in just a few weeks’ time and how it is turning lessons learned during the crisis into long-term innovations.

Oliwia Berdak, vice president and research director at Forrester, discusses the outlook for fintech funding in light of the pandemic and the implications a shifting financing landscape could have on the relationship between banks and fintechs.

Tyler Dickson, co-head of banking, capital markets and advisory at Citi talks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about the challenges facing corporates in the current climate and the vital role that banks, such as Citi, play in helping them to ride out the storm.

Michael Vrontamitis, head of trade for Europe and Americas at Standard Chartered, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the pandemic is accelerating the digitisation trend in trade, why governments and regulatory bodies are looking at this more closely and what companies should do in order to take advantage of this shift.

Chris Jameson, head of financial institutions sales, GTS EMEA, Bank of America, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the enduring prevalence of cash amid rapid digital transformation and provides some practical tips.

Ronan O’Kelly, partner in Oliver Wyman’s corporate and institutional banking practice, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the crisis has impacted the cash flows of many corporates and SMEs, why banks should create a ‘credit war room’ and how they can build a dynamic credit decisioning framework.

Martin Scheck, CEO of the International Capital Market Association, speaks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how international bond markets have been leading the way on funding the healthcare and economic response to Covid-19.

Recorded on 11th May. Silvia Pavoni asks Standard Chartered's chairman José Viñals about NPL provisions, emerging markets and whether the coronavirus pandemic could turn into a banking crisis.

Paula da Silva, head of transaction services at SEB, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the pandemic has affected businesses in the Nordics, and what corporate clients have asked for during the emergency.

Benoit Legrand, chief innovation officer at ING, speaks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about the vital role that innovation can to play in improving the products and services ING is able to offer clients, even during a time of crisis.

Jan Bellens global banking and capital markets sector leader at EY, talks to The Banker's Kimberley Long about the way Asian banks have responded to the pandemic to support their customers and workforce, and what the Western banks can learn from their experiences.

Debt relief could support developing countries through Covid-19 crisis, says Asad Majeed Khan, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States.

Andrew Raymond, CEO of Bolero, a provider of trade finance digitisation solutions, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the severe disruption trade finance supply chains are facing today.

Andrew Tobin, EMEA managing director at Evernym, which aims to solve the digital identity crisis, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the balance between citizen privacy and mitigating the spread of Covid-19, how blockchain could help to solve this conundrum and the Covid-19 Credentials Initiative.

Shahrokh Moinian, JPMorgan’s EMEA head of wholesale payments, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the move to digital payments during the pandemic, the increased threat of fraud and how the business model of transaction banks needs to evolve.

Kim Fournais, founder and CEO, Saxo Bank, a Danish investment bank specialising in online trading and investment, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how trading is performing during this period of volatility, how clients are navigating the current environment and how banks should be rethinking their IT strategy.

Benjamin Diokno, central bank governor of the Philippines, speaks with The Banker's Kimberley Long about the steps they have taken to support the economy during the pandemic, what he predicts the country's recovery will look like, and predictions for future trends.

Data is vital in understanding how institutions can better mitigate risks, Alex Braid from enterprise intelligence platform Quantexa, tells The Banker's Joy Macknight.

Ireti Samuel-Ogbu, head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa payments and receivables in Citi’s treasury and trade solutions division, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the pandemic is affecting Citi’s corporate clients, such as merchants, in EMEA, how the bank is helping clients through these difficult times and the ways in which the crisis is accelerating the move to digital payments.

Raof Latiff, group head of global transaction services product management at DBS in Singapore, speaks with The Banker's Kimberley Long about how the coronavirus has pushed business towards digitising, and how banks can step up to support their customers on their digital journeys.

Elena Tsareva, senior analyst at BCS Global Markets, speaks to James King about the Bank of Russia's efforts to support the economy and the health of the country's banking sector in light of the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Alex Birry, managing director, financial institutions, S&P Global Ratings, talks to James King about the health of the euro area banking sector and the prospects for consolidation in light of the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. 

David Murphy, managing partner for financial services internationally, Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the economic impact of Covid-19 is pushing banks to digitise and what banks need to be doing in order to help employees and customers during this time of remote living.

Charles Delingpole, CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a regtech start-up that uses machine learning to wipe out financial crime, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about which types of financial crime are increasing due to the crisis situation, the ethical implications of sanctions during a pandemic and the impact the global shutdown will have on fintech. 

Yvonne Mhango, sub-Saharan Africa economist at Renaissance Capital, an emerging and frontier markets-focused investment bank, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about how the double blow of Covid-19 and oil price shock is affecting sub-Saharan African economies, which countries could afford stimulus programmes and which ones are most vulnerable.

The Institute of International Finance's CEO Tim Adams talks to Silvia Pavoni about the way the coronavirus pandemic is affecting banks' activity, operations and role in the community, and how this may influence their relationship with regulators.

Gareth Coltman, global head of trading automation at MarketAxess, a leading electronic trading platform for fixed income markets, talks to The Banker’s Marie Kemplay about how the platform has adapted to significant demand over recent weeks as well as how platforms like MarketAxess can support the creation of market liquidity in times of financial stress. 

Paul Ford, CEO of risk management and data analytics platform, Acin, talks to The Banker's Marie Kemplay about the significant risk control and regulatory challenges that the covid-19 pandemic poses for banks, and how well they are managing. 

Gonzalo Gortázar, CEO of CaixaBank, a Spanish financial services company, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the situation in Spain, the steps the bank is taking to protect its customers and communities, and how the coronavirus crisis is speeding up the move to digital banking.

Daniel Vernazza, chief international economist at UniCredit, discusses the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK economy, as well as its implications for the US labour market. 

Simon Lewis, senior managing director and EMEA vice chairman for FTI Consulting, talks to The Banker's editor Brian Caplen about how banks should respond to the Covid 19 pandemic and how well their CEOs will perform under the pressure.

Linklaters partner Ed Chan talks to The Banker's Silvia Pavoni about the wave of litigation that may hit banks' balance sheets as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on the economy.

Vito Giudici, senior partner from McKinsey’s banking practice in Hong Kong, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about the situation in Hong Kong, what banks should be prioritising at this time and how banks can use the current situation to accelerate their digital transformation.

Babs Ogundeyi, CEO of KudaBank, a Nigerian digital-only challenger bank, and Raj Kulasingam, senior counsel, Dentons, who is an investor and also legal advisors, talk to The Banker's Joy Macknight about Nigeria's response to Covid-19 and how the pandemic is accelerating the drive towards digital banking and less face-to-face transactions.

Capital Economics's William Jackson talks to Silvia Pavoni about the coronavirus impact on Latin America, whether fiscal policy can be adjusted as much as monetary policy already has, and if the global pandemic will foment nationalistic tendencies rather than encourage a coordinated response.

Max Belingheri, group CEO of BFF Banking Group, headquartered in Milan, talks to The Banker's Joy Macknight about enabling full-scale working from home for the bank's staff, as well as the possible impacts the multi-country lockdown will have on the supply chain for government and healthcare entities.  

The Banker editor Brian Caplen talks to managing editor Joy Macknight about whether the banks are better prepared for an economic crisis brought about by Covid-19 compared to the global financial crisis and how the banks could redeem themselves in the eyes of their customers, regaining the trust that they lost in the aftermath of the banking crisis.