Ft Banking Weekly

Martin Arnold and guests discuss how banks are collaborating to bring blockchain technology to financial markets, Barclays' new error-prone stockbroking website and the latest developments in the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal. With special guest Lee Braine of Barclays Investment Bank.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the UK regulator's eye-catching ad to remind people about the PPI claims deadline, Wall Street bankers and how they seem to be selling their own shares and Lloyds Bank's decision to sell it's London headquarters. With special guest Megan Butler of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss an FBI warning over the use of encrypted messaging by financial criminals, the latest revelations about Barclays's controversial loan to Qatar in 2008 and the rapid changes in consumer lending in India. With special guest Oliver Blower, chief executive of VoxSmart  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caroline Binham and guests discuss the takeover of the UK's Worldpay by Cincinatti-based Vantiv, the repercussions of the regional boycott of Qatar for banks with Gulf ties, and US credit card incentives.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Caroline Binham and guests discuss EU rules on winding down banks, RBS's Brexit plans and a money laundering probe and how much banks have paid since the financial crisis ten years ago. With special guest Anna Bradshaw of the law firm Peters & Peters.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss a new study that puts a price on what Brexit will cost Europe's banks, the outlook for HSBC, and the latest use of artificial intelligence on the investment banking trading floor. With special guest Matthew Austen of consultants Oliver Wyman.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the transatlantic pay gap among bank chief executives, Frankfurt's emergence as the new favourite EU financial centre and a Bank of England warning about consumer debt. With special guest John Roe, head of ISS analytics.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon's outburst on Washington gridlock, Goldman Sachs's new dress code and Wall Street results.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the outlook for UK banking, UBS's new robots, and US quarterly bank earnings. With special guest Stephen Jones, chief executive of the trade body, UK Finance.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss two unsolicited bids for Worldpay, and the legal fight by Banco Popular bondholders against the so-called bail-in, while US banking editor Ben McLannahan talks to Chris Kotowski of Oppenheimer about the results of US stress tests.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the Italian bank bail-outs, the warning from China's banking regulator and the latest capital demands from the UK central bank. Italy appears to have dodged new rules to protect taxpayers from bank bailouts. We talk to James Chappell, analyst at Berenberg, about the ramifications. China's regulator has signalled concerns about Chinese banks' exposures to the country's big acquisitive conglomerates? We talk to China correspondent Gabriel Wildau about how worried should be. And finally, how will UK banks respond to the Bank of England's new demands for 'counter-cyclical capital buffers'. Banking editor Martin Arnold offers his view. >  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brooke Masters and guests discuss global regulation and the prospects for consensus as new leaders take over some of the biggest organisations, the fraud case against Barclays and its former top executives and the impact of the Trump administration on deregulation in the US.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Santander's acquisition of troubled rival Banco Popular, the broader implications of 'resolving' troubled banks in Spain, Italy and beyond, and the foreign exchange trading scandal -- will the latest suspects be extradited to the US  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the planned IPO of Allied Irish Banks, HSBC's struggle to move 1,000 jobs from its London headquarters to Birmingham, and M&A fees - do big banks or boutiques make the most money?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss Russian disappointment with the Trump presidency, progress in the UK peer-to-peer lending sector, and how a US disruptor bank enjoyed rapid growth by offering free checking accounts to millennials. With special guests Andre Kostin of Russian state bank VTB, Rhydian Lewis of Ratesetter and Luvleen Sidhu of BankMobile. Music by Kevin MacLeod  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss RBS as it attempts to settle with disgruntled shareholders, global banks increase their hiring in Asia and some worrying signs about the health of Canada's mortgage lenders.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the return of Lloyds to the private sector, the decision by Singapore's GIC to cut its stake in UBS and consolidation and competition in the US money transfer market. With special guests Sir Win Bischoff, former Lloyds chairman, and Western Union's Elizabeth Chambers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Martin Arnold and guests discuss Goldman's management shake-up, why more banks are warning about the impact of Brexit on their UK operations, a look ahead to Wells Fargo's investor day and the Bank of England's plan to modernise its payment systems. With special guest Omar Ali, UK financial services leader at the consultancy EY.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss European bank results and why they shape up badly against the American banks, EU plans to move euro clearing out of London to continental Europe and credit card risk in the UK, with special guest Chris Wheeler of Atlantic Equities.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss how Deutsche Bank broke the Volcker rule, Credit Suisse's first quarter earnings, a new banking lobby group in the UK and the attempt by UnionPay, China's domestic credit card, to penetrate international markets.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.