Send us Fan Mail In Episode 6 of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar is in intimate conversation with Surya Subramanian, the past Group CFO of Emirates NBD, Dubai’s biggest and Middle East’s most profitable bank, discussing the past and future of banking. Have the fundamentals of banking changed over the past few decades? What performance indicators are important fo ... Show More
Jul 31
Ep 61. AI Earthquake, Quantum Tsunami: Steve Monaghan on the Future of Finance
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a commercial pilot obsessed with time value, a technologist who helped build Dell and Compaq in Asia, and a board-level strategist for some of the world’s most respected banks and insurers roll into one career? In this episode of Money Majlis, To ... Show More
1h 43m
Jul 17
Ep 60. Embedded, Invisible, Inevitable: Gaurav Kumar of Yubi on the future of lending
Send us Fan MailWhat happens when credit becomes invisible, intelligent and truly embedded into our daily lives? In this episode of Money Majlis, Suvo Sarkar sits down in Dubai with Gaurav Kumar (GK), founder and CEO of Indian unicorn Yubi, the AI-powered operating system for deb ... Show More
1h 36m
Aug 2020
What does Covid-19 mean for the future of Banking?
How has the banking industry adapted to the changes that we've all been affected by in 2020? Emirates NBD’s Senior Executive Vice-President and Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Suvo Sarkar and Executive Vice-President, and Head of Retail Banking UAE, Marwan Hadi, tal ... Show More
16m 40s
Nov 2025
DBS CEO: Transforming Southeast Asian Banking, Embracing Diversity and Balancing AI with Humanity
What does it take to lead Southeast Asia’s largest bank in an age of disruption? Nicolai Tangen sits down in Singapore with Tan Su Shan, CEO of DBS, to talk about banking’s digital future, the Singapore success story, and what leadership means in turbulent times. Su Shan explains ... Show More
56m 35s
Jun 2024
Local Insights with Mashreq: Transforming AI-Driven Banking
In this episode of Local Insights, we delve into AI-driven banking with Mashreq as we explore the evolving landscape of AI and its impact on the Middle East. To discuss this and more, host Sally Mousa is joined by Ossama El Samadoni, General Manager of GBM Dubai; Shukri Eid, Gene ... Show More
41m 32s
Aug 2024
Ep 91. The Transformation of Emirates NBD with Pedro Sousa Cardoso
<p><b>Digital Leadership: Embracing the New Tech Age</b></p><p><b>This week, we sit down with Pedro Sousa Cardoso, Chief Digital Officer at Emirates NBD, to explore the state of banking in the UAE. We have an in-depth conversation on the evolving role of CDOs, increasing collabor ... Show More
46m 43s
Mar 2024
Ep 71: The dynamic relationship between fintech and banks with Raheel Ahmed
<p>Welcome back to Couchonomics! In line with the theme of rearchitecting the global financial system, this week we explored the banking sector in the UAE and the wider GCC: regulatory focus, financial crime regulation, innovation, and in general, what the banking sector could do ... Show More
48m 59s
Feb 2025
The Deal Room: Private Equity Wars, IBD Pay Trends & Santander's U.S. Dream
In this episode, Anthony and Stephen discuss key topics in the financial industry, focusing on investment banking salaries and bonuses, a fierce private equity battle in Japan, Santander's ambitions in the US market, and the troubled merger talks between Honda and Nissan.
The co ... Show More
35m 6s
Sep 2020
Preparing financially during uncertain times
What’s the message from Emirates NBD as a financial institution when it comes to looking after and getting the most from our money in times like these? For episode four, the bank’s Chief Investment Officer, Maurice Gravier, discusses what we can all do to deal with financial diff ... Show More
28m 10s