Investment banks have faced unprecedented times before, but market dynamics and the volume of data in play in 2022 makes this a time like no other.
That's according to Kim Fournais, who founded Denmark firm Saxo Bank in 1992. The CEO joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss how using technology and pushing East to new markets is helping the ... Show More
Jun 10
World Cup economics: Ticket prices, tourism and visa restrictions
The 2026 Fifa World Cup was supposed to be a record-breaking economic windfall for the United States. But as the tournament gets under way, the numbers reveal a more complicated story. Top-tier tickets for the final are going for more than $10,000, nearly seven times what the co- ... Show More
16m 20s
May 20
Syria’s investment boom: Real opportunity or political mirage?
Syria is becoming part of the economic conversation again. Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about investment and reconstruction, from the first Syrian-Emirati Investment Forum to upcoming business events in Damascus for the private sector in early June, and e ... Show More
18m 39s
Oct 2020
467. News: Open Banking is working - but what comes next?
Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Ross Gallagher, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE - Trustee of the Open Banking Implementa ... Show More
1h 7m
Apr 2021
520. News: The B2B Payments space Ramps up
Our expert hosts, Sarah Kocianski and Simon Taylor, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Geoff Charles, Head of Product at Ramp
Myles Stephenson, CEO at Modu ... Show More
1 h
May 2024
852. News: The first American bank failure of 2024, as Visa launch US open banking
Our expert host Benjamin Ensor is joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week, including Ramp's recent $150m funding, which it will use to enhance its AI capabilities, and Goldman Sachs selling its Mar ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2021
514. News: Fintechs face the dark side of BaaS & Nigerian challenger Kuda raises $25m
Our expert hosts Adam Davis and Sarah Kocianski, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Charles McManus, CEO of Clear Bank
Babs Ogundeyi, Founder and CEO of Ku ... Show More
1h 8m
Oct 2022
The Good, The Bad & The Safe Haven
On today’s episode of “The Macro Trading Floor,” Andreas and Alfonso discuss the top stories of the week from the Bank of England announcing emergency gilt market operations, recent volatility in currency markets & the Nord Stream gas leak. With so much happening in currencies a ... Show More
49m 18s
Feb 2020
401. News: N26 closes UK accounts, blaming Brexit
Your hosts Simon Taylor and Adam Davis are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include:
Matt Collinge, Chief Technology Officer of Curve
Alexandra Frean, Head of Corpor ... Show More
50m 25s
Feb 2024
London Stock Exchange Group CEO: Leadership, CEO pay, and busting silos
<p>Founded in 1801, LSEG has been at the forefront of financial markets for centuries, surviving world wars. Now it’s a global financial powerhouse. David Schwimmer, their CEO, is a New Yorker with a rich academic background from Yale, Harvard, and a 20-year tenure at Goldman Sac ... Show More
32m 20s
Mar 2022
612. News: SCA finally in effect, Lunar raises $77M and HSBC joins the metaverse
Our expert hosts, Gwera Kiwana and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Roger De’Ath, UK Country Manager, at Truelayer
Jimmy Fong, CCO at SEON
... Show More
51m 52s
Apr 2022
616. News: UK's open banking regulator faces shake-up, ArK Kapital creates 'ageing filter' for startups
Our expert hosts, David M. Brear and Sim Rai, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week.
This week's guests include:
Alan Ainsworth, Head of Policy, OBIE
Axel Bruzelius, Founder and COO, A ... Show More
51m 42s
Aug 2023
Nubank: David vs Goliaths - [Business Breakdowns, EP.123]
This is Zack Fuss, an investor at Irenic Capital, and today we’re breaking down Nubank. The Brazilian-based neobank has gone from nothing to extraordinary scale in a short period of time. 10 years after its founding, the company counts 46% of Brazil’s adult population as customer ... Show More
1h 5m