
Episodes
Ep 27. Is money rational or emotional?
What is the new βfinternetβ? Why is the Indian technology stack being exported overseas? Where do Indian bankers get their new confidence from? Is it the end of the road for multinational retail banks? And what is the next new wow for Indian banking customers?
Ep 26. Breaking free of the money trap
Author of the new book βThe Money Trapβ, a gripping memoir of his years at SoftBank and Morgan Stanley, Sama talks to Sarkar about the high points and low points of a roller coaster career in high finance.
Ep 25. The future of investing
Is the asset management industry in decline? How have ETFs revolutionised investing? Why is active investing better than passive? What matters more for an asset manager - size or speed? How does private equity feed into public markets?
Ep 24. Can P2P platforms address the huge SME lending gap?
Moore explains how Beehive hones its credit model with alternative data sources, why audited accounts are not important and what synergies the e& partnership brings to the table.
Ep 19. Middle East versus Asia
In a debate with two senior leaders from Mastercard, J K Khalil, Division President of East Arabia and Yunsok Chang, EVP of Market Development, Asia Pacific, Suvo Sarkar compares the origins and future of fintechs from the two regions.
Ep 18. Innovation in action
Is Technology the new βfront officeβ of a bank? Will pure-play digital banks ever succeed against digitized incumbent banks with scale? How should a traditional bank build a fail-safe culture of innovation? And why should youngsters learn to connect the dots to succeed?
Ep 17. Profits are not everything
How does a development bank carry out financial underwriting to optimize approval decisions? How are employees measured? Does social impact trump profit objectives?
Ep 15. The future of transformation
What do banks get wrong in transformation programs? Is hyper-personalization the future of customer service? What technologies will impact the banking industry most profoundly in the next decade? And why do most banks work in silos?
Ep 7. Cashless banking in UAE - a discussion with Jan Pilbauer
Episode 7 of Money Majlis explores the future of cashless banking in UAE with Jan Pilbauer, CEO of Al Etihad Payments.
Ep 6. Banking in transition : A conversation with Surya Subramanian
Have the fundamentals of banking changed over the past few decades? What performance indicators are important for todayβs banks? Will digital banks upend the industry? What is the ideal role of a bank CFO? What are the skills required for a career in banking?
Ep 5. Banking in 2050 - What does the future of banking look like?
Episode 5 of Money Majlis features best-selling author and celebrated futurist Brett King in a very exciting conversation with Suvo Sarkar. Together, they explore the future of banking in the coming decades.
Ep 4. Growth on steroid β a discussion on the payments industry in the Middle East with Saeeda Jaffar.
Is there too much choice in payments today? Are banks doing enough for customer education? Is credit card debt a good thing or a bad thing? Do rich reward points for card transactions come at the expense of needy revolvers? Two industry leaders, Suvo Sarkar and Saeeda Jaffar, discuss these and may other topics in an interesting dialogue rich with facts, figures, insights and personal anecdotes.
Ep 3. The Customer Experience Revolution in Middle Eastern Banking with Suhail bin Tarraf
In conversation with Suhail bin Tarraf, the group chief operating officer of First Abu Dhabi Bank, Suvo discusses how banks should transform the end-to-end service experience and what FAB is doing to lift its game to wow customers.
Ep 2. Rebooting Banking in the Middle East
In a wide ranging conversation, Jayesh talks about the secret of turning a profit within 2 years, about creating differentiation from incumbent banks, about managing the work culture of Generations Y and Z, and about his plans for an IPO.