McKinsey’s Global Banking Practice presents conversations with industry leaders from across the full spectrum of today’s global financial services industry. Hear firsthand how peers are tackling top-of-mind business challenges to lead their companies’ growth and transformation. Talking Banking Matters allows you to listen in on your preferred podcast platform as we talk with leaders in payments, fintech, retail banking, and beyond.
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Talking with Flywire CFO Cosmin Pitigoi
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How a cross-border payments company built a platform to simplify money movement for education, healthcare, travel, and B2B.
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Talking with Johan Tjärnberg, Group CEO of Trustly: Breaking barriers
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The Swedish payments veteran talks about using the power of open banking and account-to-account payments to remove friction from...
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A new breed of payment processors
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Bhavin Turakhia, CEO and cofounder of Zeta, a ‘next-gen payment card processor,’ discusses next-gen payments technology...
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Financial services beyond the bank
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The CEO and co-founder of the embedded-finance company Alviere discusses the opportunity in enabling brands to offer their customers...
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Transforming mindsets: Nathan Bostock on banking transformations
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The financial services industry is changing. Leaders who approach banking transformations boldly and engage their whole team...
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After the surge: Tien‑Tsin Huang on the future of payments
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The payments sector equity analyst discusses the industry’s evolution in the context of dwindling cash-to-card conversion,...
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A question of identity: Talking with Socure’s Johnny Ayers
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The founder and CEO of digital identity verification and fraud prevention platform Socure describes the challenges and opportunities...
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Build it and they will come: Talking with Marqeta’s Jason Gardner
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The payments company founder shares how he built an industry-disrupting company, why he handed off to a successor, and how he...
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The journey of building a neobank from the ground up
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Neobank founder and technologist Anne Boden talks about the changes in the banking landscape that prompted her to start a new...
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Disruption for good: Talking with Forage’s CEO Ofek Lavian
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An e-commerce veteran brings payments industry tech to the business of food assistance for low- and no-income people, promising...
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Carving out new territory in lending: A conversation with Pagaya CEO Gal Krubiner
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Pagaya cofounder Gal Krubiner talks about making “life-changing” financial products available to more people, and...
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Banks’ core technology conundrum reaches an inflection point
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The founder and CEO of Thought Machine talks with McKinsey about how advances in cloud-based solutions are helping banks meet...
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Leading with mobile: In conversation with ING’s Petri Nikkilä
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ING’s head of retail markets leaders for the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg discusses the bank’s journey to...
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The end of the expense report: A conversation with Ramp’s Eric Glyman
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A payments tech veteran has turned his attention to the commercial arena, looking to save companies time and money while automating...
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Baptism by fire: Talking with Zopa’s Jaidev Janardana
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The UK fintech’s CEO shares lessons from launching a bank during a pandemic, pulling the plug on the company’s founding...
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Transforming global trade: Views from Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng
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The leader of the Danish-born fintech talks about modernizing B2B payments, the significance of global trade, and an early meeting...
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Driven by purpose: 15 years of M‑Pesa’s evolution
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M‑Pesa Africa’s managing director Sitoyo Lopokoiyit shares his views on running one of Africa’s first fintechs.
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Leapfrogging a generation: Talking with GB Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave
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The cofounder of the Lagos-based fintech shares his perspectives on the nuanced dynamics of payments competition and innovation...
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Going global: A conversation with Revolut’s CFO Mikko Salovaara
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While other fintechs seek to establish a beachhead in a specific region or category, UK-based Revolut is looking to build a global...
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Enabling global commerce: A conversation with Payoneer CEO Scott Galit
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While retail payments providers often become household names, most flows are between businesses. Scott Galit describes how B2B...
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Taking the friction out of financial services: A conversation with Plaid COO Eric Sager
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For Plaid’s operating chief, the future of payments will be built on increasing transparency for both customers and the...
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At the intersection of banking and technology: A conversation with Cross River Bank
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In a wide-ranging interview with McKinsey’s Vijay D’Silva, Cross River’s Gilles Gade (CEO) and Adam Goller...
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