Global Banking Summit 2025 gets underway in London

GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Track 2 Panel

The future of global capital flows
Hardwick Hub

This session examined how geopolitical uncertainty, investor sentiment and shifts in global market structure are influencing capital flows and long term investment trends.

✨ Key questions included:
🔸 How geopolitical risks are shaping global investment patterns
🔸 Whether emerging markets remain attractive or whether investors are de risking portfolios
🔸 The role of private capital in financing global infrastructure and innovation
🔸 The risk of financial bifurcation and whether Western and Chinese markets may move toward decoupling

🎤 Featuring
Christian Keller, Barclays
Jorge Sicilia, BBVA

GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Today’s Highlights

A full day of discussions brought government leaders, global bank executives and policy thinkers together to explore the forces reshaping global finance.

Keynote Interviews
🔸 Mel Stride , UK Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, in conversation with the Financial Times
🔸 Onur Genc, BBVA, in conversation with Silvia Pavoni, The Banker

Banks, markets, and the new economic reality
Featuring Enric Fernández (CaixaBank), Frances Haque (Santander UK), Oliver Ralph (Financial Times), Conall Mac Coille (Bank of Ireland)

Global vs regional investment banks
Featuring Christos Megalou (Piraeus Bank), Alexandra MacMahon (ING UK), Ivan Levingston (Financial Times)

Trade wars, sanctions, and finance
Featuring Philip Shaw (Investec), Samim Ghamami (New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) and New York University), Kimberley Long The Banker (The Banker)

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GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Panel Discussion

Banking and the new world order, navigating today’s economic power games

In the Grand Hall, this session examined how rising geopolitical tensions, policy fragmentation and shifting capital flows are reshaping global finance.

✨ Key questions included:
🔸 What macroeconomic forces will define banking in the next decade
🔸 How trade shifts, sanctions and economic blocs are influencing financial flows
🔸 Whether global banking models remain viable or whether a shift toward regionalisation is becoming inevitable

🎤 Featuring
Ali Miraj, ING
(Participating in place of Bob Diamond for the live discussion)

Soha El-Turky, National Bank of Egypt (NBE)

Germana Cruz, Standard Chartered

🗣️ Moderated by
John Everington, The Banker

💻 Additional participation
Bob Diamond, Atlas Merchant Capital LLC, joined via video link.

Trade Treasury Payments is proud to be a media partner at the FT Live Global Banking Summit, supporting coverage of the conversations defining the next era of banking.

GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Track 2 Panel

The future of global capital flows
Hardwick Hub

This session examined how geopolitical uncertainty, investor sentiment and shifts in global market structure are influencing capital flows and long term investment trends.

✨ Key questions included:
🔸 How geopolitical risks are shaping global investment patterns
🔸 Whether emerging markets remain attractive or whether investors are de risking portfolios
🔸 The role of private capital in financing global infrastructure and innovation
🔸 The risk of financial bifurcation and whether Western and Chinese markets may move toward decoupling

🎤 Featuring
Christian Keller, Barclays
Jorge Sicilia, BBVA

GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Stage 2 Panel

A closer look at the next frontier in digital banking

In the Hardwick Hub, Stage 2 explored the innovation agenda shaping the future of digital banking through the panel The Next Frontier in Digital Banking What Is the Innovation Playbook.

The discussion examined the competitive pressures facing neobanks and fintechs, and the strategic choices required to move beyond first generation digital offerings. Panellists considered emerging product opportunities, evolving partnership models and the revenue strategies that may define the next wave of growth.

✨ Key questions included:
🔸 The role of artificial intelligence, decentralised finance and alternative credit frameworks
🔸 Whether subscription based approaches or embedded finance can support long term sustainability
🔸 How digital banks can build deeper customer engagement and brand affinity

🎤 Featuring
Nitin Prabhu
Member of the Board of Directors and Global Head of Digital Consumer Bank, Santander

Jaidev Janardana
Chief Executive Officer, Zopa Bank

Alok Rustagi
VP, Head of Banking, Data and Analytics United Kingdom and EMEA, EXL

Following the panel, Raman Bhatia, Chief Executive Officer of Starling Bank, joined Laith Al-Khalaf, Banking and Fintech Reporter at the Financial Times, for a focused conversation on the evolving landscape of digital banking and the strategic realities ahead for technology led institutions.

Trade Treasury Payments is proud to be a media partner at the Global Banking Summit, supporting coverage of the conversations defining the next era of banking.

GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Stage 1 Keynote Interview

In the Grand Hall, the Stage 1 keynote interview featured Paul Thwaite, Chief Executive Officer of NatWest Group, in conversation with Ortenca Aliaj, Banking Editor at the Financial Times.

The session brought a leadership perspective to this year’s Summit, offering attendees high level insights from one of the sector’s most influential voices.

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GLOBAL BANKING SUMMIT 2025 — Stage 3 Insights

A deeper look at the risks reshaping financial crime compliance

At today’s FT Live Global Banking Summit, leaders from across the banking and technology sectors examined the accelerating threat landscape driven by artificial intelligence.

On Stage 3, the session Dual Perspectives: Financial Crime in the AI Era Can Banks Keep Up? brought forward three essential vantage points:

🧠 What AI enabled fraud looks like today including deepfakes, synthetic identities, behavioural spoofing and automated social engineering attacks.
⚖️ Whether banks can realistically stay ahead as AI creates an increasingly adaptive criminal ecosystem.
📜 Where regulatory and compliance frameworks are falling behind, and what must evolve to keep pace.

Featuring:
Kamlesh Harry, CISM, Verafin
Marnix van Stiphout ING

TTP is being represented by Deepesh Patel , Managing Director and Editor in Chief, and Joy Macknight, Transaction Banking and Payments Editor, who are joining industry peers to examine the forces reshaping global finance and the outlook for 2026 and beyond.

Trade Treasury Payments is proud to be a media partner at the Global Banking Summit, supporting coverage of the discussions defining the next era of global banking.