# Money Majlis

> Money Majlis is a podcast hosted by Suvo Sarkar about banking, fintech, technology and the future of money, with a Middle East perspective. This index contains 81 published episodes.

Long-form conversations with bank CEOs, fintech founders, investors and cultural figures. Numbered episodes cover banking, fintech, payments, AI and leadership; XTRA episodes cover culture, music, sport and film.

These files contain editorial summaries and show notes, not verbatim transcripts. Use the linked episode page and its publication date when attributing a statement; summaries are not direct guest quotations. Audio and video links provide the original conversation. GiveCard availability and terms must be checked on the current giving page.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.moneymajlis.com/): latest episodes, featured conversations and categories
- [All episodes](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes): searchable archive of all 81 episodes
- [Podcast seasons](https://www.moneymajlis.com/seasons): browse published seasons in release order
- [Topics A–Z](https://www.moneymajlis.com/topics): every subject covered, with its episodes
- [About Suvo Sarkar](https://www.moneymajlis.com/about-suvo-sarkar): the host and the show
- [In the Press](https://www.moneymajlis.com/press): Suvo's Gulf News and AGBI columns, news coverage of Suvo and the show, and earlier interviews and awards
- [The GiveCard movement](https://www.moneymajlis.com/giving): $1,000 GiveCards for guests and free $50 GiveCards for listeners
- [Contact](https://www.moneymajlis.com/contact): guest suggestions, partnerships and speaking

## Categories

- [Banking](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/banking): Retail, wealth and institutional banking, reinvented.
- [Fintech](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/fintech): Founders and operators building the next financial infrastructure.
- [MENA](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/mena): How the region compares to Asia, Europe and the US.
- [AI & Innovation](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/ai-and-innovation): Intelligence, automation and what comes after the app.
- [Payments](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/payments): Rails, wallets, remittances and the movement of money.
- [Leadership](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/leadership): Culture, resilience and the craft of running things.
- [Social Impact](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/social-impact): Inclusion, philanthropy and doing well by doing good.
- [XTRA](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/category/xtra): Off-topic specials with remarkable people.

## Listen

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- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/0cqIgDnjd0SgmeL4MblCiH)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@MoneyMajlisPodcast)

## Episodes

Newest first.

- [Ep 67: Problem First, Technology Second](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-67-problem-first-technology-second): Dr Wanli Min (North Summit Capital). 2026-10-23
- [Ep 66: India: The Consumer Market the World Keeps Misreading](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-66-india-the-consumer-market-the-world-keeps-misreading): Rama Bijapurkar. Why India's consumer growth comes from millions of small consumers and suppliers, not one uniform market, and why the world misreads it.. 2026-10-09
- [Ep 65: AI: From Pilots to P&L](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-65-from-pilots-to-p-and-l): Alexander Sukharevsky (QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey). QuantumBlack’s CEO on building AI-ready banks. 2026-09-25
- [Ep 64: The Shazam Story](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-64-what-is-this-song): Dhiraj Mukherjee (Shazam). AI, reinvention and the future of intelligent enterprise. 2026-09-10
- [XTRA 14: AI, Avatars and the Future of Music](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-14-beyond-the-stage): Ty Roberts (Fantracks). 2026-09-04
- [Ep 63: The Future of Wealth](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-63-from-pipes-to-platforms): Annabel Spring (Allfunds). 2026-08-28
- [Ep 62: Raising a Decacorn](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-62-raising-a-decacorn): Nikil & Usha Viswanathan (Alchemy). Crypto, AI and Family Values. 2026-08-14
- [Ep 61: AI, Quantum and the Future of Finance](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-61-ai-earthquake-quantum-tsunami): Steve Monaghan (Independent director). The Future of Finance. 2026-07-31
- [Ep 60: The Future of Embedded Lending](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-60-embedded-invisible-inevitable): Gaurav Kumar (Yubi). The future of lending. 2026-07-17
- [Ep 59: The Art of Being Heard](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-59-breaking-through-the-noise): Sally Susman (Author). 2026-07-03
- [Ep 58: From Private Equity to Public Purpose](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-58-private-equity-to-public-purpose): Ashish Dhawan (Philanthropist). 2026-06-19
- [XTRA 13: Music, Masala and Malgudi](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-13-music-masala-and-malgudi): Shankar Mahadevan (Musician). 2026-06-05
- [Ep 57: Rebuilding a Bank with AI](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-57-rebuilding-a-bank-in-the-age-of-ai): Miguel Rio Tinto (Emirates NBD). Inside Emirates NBD’s transformation. 2026-05-22
- [Ep 56: Building VFS Global](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-56-25-years-500-million-visas): Zubin Karkaria (VFS). 2026-05-08
- [Ep 55: Thriving in the AI Age](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-55-amplify-adapt-advance): Dr Ayesha Khanna (Addo AI). 2026-04-24
- [XTRA 12: Beats, Brand and Legacy](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-12-beats-brand-and-legacy): Bickram Ghosh (Musician). 2026-04-09
- [Ep 54: Innovation, Inclusion and the Future of Money](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-54-innovation-inclusion-and-intelligence): Dimitrios Dosis (Mastercard). The future of money. 2026-03-27
- [Ep 53: Building a Payments Powerhouse](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-53-inside-menas-new-payments-powerhouse): Murat Suzer (Network International). Network International’s next chapter. 2026-03-13
- [Ep 52: Wio, Women and What’s Next](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-52-wio-women-and-whats-next): Amina Taher (Wio Bank). 2026-02-27
- [XTRA 11: Cricket, Culture and Courage](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-11-beyond-1983): Kapil Dev (Cricketer). 2026-02-20
- [Ep 51: The Future of Aviation](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-51-flying-high): Paul Griffiths (Dubai Airports). 2026-02-13
- [Ep 50: Networks, Neural Links and Net Zero](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-50-networks-neural-links-and-net-zero): Ross Dawson & Ramez Naam (Futurists). Two futurists on tomorrow’s economy. 2026-01-30
- [Ep 49: AI and the Future of Wealth Management](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-49-augmented-not-replaced): Banesh Prabhu (Intellect). The AI-Native Future of Wealth Management. 2026-01-16
- [Ep 48: Democratisation of Finance](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-48-democratising-finance): Kim Fournais (Saxo Bank). The story of Saxo Bank and honest capitalism. 2026-01-02
- [Ep 47: Fintech for the Many](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-47-fintech-for-the-many): Tariq bin Hendi (Astra Tech). Rewiring everyday money. 2025-12-19
- [XTRA 10: Reimagining the Future of Universities](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-10-culture-curiosity-and-the-future-of-universities): Dr Ranjan Banerjee (Nayanta University). Re-imagining education. 2025-12-12
- [Ep 46: Technology for Energy, Food and Poverty](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-46-beyond-apps): Pablos Holman (Futurist). Why the Next Tech Revolution Must Tackle Energy, Food, and Poverty. 2025-12-05
- [Ep 45: Journalism and Africa’s Creative Voice](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-45-zain-verjee): Zain Verjee (Journalist). From CNN frontlines to amplifying Africa’s creative voice. 2025-11-21
- [XTRA 9: Money with Meaning](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-9-money-with-meaning): Tariq Al Gurg (Dubai Cares). The story of purpose-driven leadership. 2025-11-14
- [Ep 44: Beyond ESG: Doing Well by Doing Good](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-44-esg-is-not-enough): Rajeev Peshawaria (Author). Doing Well by Doing Good. 2025-11-07
- [Ep 43: Building Dubai’s Global Trade Powerhouse](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-43-ahmed-bin-sulayem): Ahmed bin Sulayem (DMCC). 2025-10-24
- [Ep 42: Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-42-branch-today-gone-tomorrow): Brett King (Futurist). The new economics of banking. 2025-10-10
- [XTRA 8: Painting with Light](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-8-painting-with-light): Nayla Al Khaja (Filmmaker). 2025-10-03
- [Ep 41: Banking on Purpose and People](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-41-banking-on-purpose-and-people): Samit Ghosh (Banker). 2025-09-26
- [Ep 40: Culture, Connection and Leadership](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-40-culture-connection-and-change): Adrian Simpson (Connector). 2025-09-12
- [XTRA 7: Megacities, Migration and Money](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-7-megacities-migration-and-money): Parag Khanna (Futurist). What’s next. 2025-09-05
- [Ep 39: Conviction Capital](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-39-with-noor-sweid-conviction-capital): Noor Sweid (Global Ventures). Lessons in grit, growth and globalisation. 2025-08-29
- [Ep 38: The Bandhan Bank Story](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-38-from-microcredit-to-mainstream): Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (Bandhan Group). 2025-08-15
- [Ep 37: The Skywards Loyalty Revolution](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-37-from-miles-to-moments): Nejib Ben-Khedher (Emirates Airlines). The Skywards Revolution. 2025-08-01
- [Ep 36: Agents of Change: AI and Banking, Part 2](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-36-agents-of-change-part-2): Eran Agrios (Salesforce). How AI and humans will change tomorrow’s banks. 2025-07-18
- [Ep 35: Agents of Change: AI and Banking, Part 1](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-35-agents-of-change-part-1): Bill Borden (Microsoft). How agentic AI is reshaping global finance. 2025-07-04
- [Ep 34: Singapore’s Fintech Revolution](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-34-trust-tech-and-transformation): Sopnendu Mohanty (Regulator). 2025-06-20
- [Ep 33: Advertising Unplugged](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-33-advertising-unplugged): Sasan Saeidi (WPP). Leading brands in a changing world. 2025-06-06
- [XTRA 6: The Jaipur Foot Story](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-6-stepping-into-hope): D. R. Mehta (Philanthropist). 2025-05-30
- [Ep 32: The Checkout Revolution](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-32-inside-the-checkout-revolution): Justin Grooms (Bolt). Payments, Crypto, & the Future of E-Commerce. 2025-05-23
- [Ep 31: From Telco to Techco](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-31-pivoting-from-a-telco-to-a-techco): Khalifa Alshamsi (e& Group). The ambitious transformation of e&. 2025-05-09
- [Ep 30: India: The Next Startup Capital?](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-30-india): Mohandas Pai (Author). The start-up centre of the world?. 2025-04-25
- [Ep 29: The Future of Customer Loyalty](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-29-loyalty-is-dead-long-live-loyalty-a-discussion-with-ajay-row-the-guru): Ajay Row (Customer Capital). Why is data the most valuable commodity but is freely given away? What are the 6 key assets of a…. 2025-04-10
- [Ep 28: Will Our Money Think for Us?](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-28-will-our-money-think-for-us-in-the-future-a-conversation-with-chris): Chris Skinner (Futurist). Skinner, known for his influential insights on fintech and digital transformation, shares his views on how technology is reshaping the…. 2025-03-28
- [Ep 27: Is Money Rational or Emotional?](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-27-is-money-rational-or-emotional-a-debate-with-ashok-vaswani): Ashok Vaswani (Kotak Mahindra Bank). What is the new “finternet”? Why is the Indian technology stack being exported overseas? Where do Indian bankers get their…. 2025-03-14
- [XTRA 5: China’s Digital and Green Revolution](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-5-will-china-lead-the-world-in-digital-innovation-and-green-energy-a): Christina Boutrup (Author). How is the speed of innovation so high in China? Why does Byte Dance launch over a thousand experiments a…. 2025-03-07
- [Ep 26: Breaking Free of the Money Trap](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-26-breaking-free-of-the-money-trap): Alok Sama (Author). 2025-02-28
- [Ep 25: The Future of Investing](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-25-the-future-of-investing): Mark Mobius (Author). 2025-02-14
- [Ep 24: P2P Lending and the SME Funding Gap](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-24-can-p2p-platforms-address-the-huge-sme-lending-gap): Craig Moore (Beehive). 2025-01-31
- [Ep 23: Brand Marketing in the Age of AI](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-23-is-brand-marketing-less-relevant-in-the-age-of-digital-and-ai): Bharat Puri (Marketer). 2025-01-24
- [Ep 22: Corporate Venture Capital](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-22-corporate-venture-capital): Nicolas Sauvage (TDK Ventures). nothing ventured, nothing gained. 2025-01-17
- [Ep 21: The Indian Investment Opportunity](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-21-the-rise-and-rise-of-the-indian-opportunity): Bharat Shah (Investor). 2025-01-10
- [XTRA 4: Creativity and Consistency in Restaurants](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-4-consistency-plus-creativity-the-formula-for-success-in-the-restaurant): Sameer Seth (Hunger Inc). 2025-01-01
- [Ep 20: The Great Wealth Transfer](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-20-the-great-wealth-transfer): Maurice Gravier & Mark Chahwan (Emirates NBD/ Sarwa). are banks ready?. 2024-12-27
- [XTRA 3: From Banker to Bestselling Author](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-3-from-a-banker-to-a-best-selling-author): Amish Tripathi (Author). 2024-12-20
- [Ep 19: Fintech in the Middle East and Asia](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-19-middle-east-versus-asia): J K Khalil & Yunsok Chang (Mastercard). how are fintechs shaking up the ecosystem?. 2024-12-13
- [Ep 18: How DBS Became a Digital Banking Leader](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-18-innovation-in-action): Piyush Gupta (DBS Bank). how DBS earned the title of the world’s best digital bank. 2024-12-06
- [Ep 17: Development Banking Beyond Profits](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-17-profits-are-not-everything): Ahmed Al Naqbi (Emirates Development Bank). A discussion on development banks. 2024-11-29
- [Ep 16: The Future of Technology](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-16-the-future-of-technology): Arvind Krishna (IBM). 2024-11-22
- [Ep 15: The Future of Banking Transformation](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-15-the-future-of-transformation): John Duigenan (IBM). 2024-11-15
- [XTRA 2: Gender Parity at Work and Home](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-2-gender-parity-at-work-and-home): Carla de la Vega (Author). 2024-11-08
- [Ep 14: The Future of Fintech](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-14-the-future-of-fintechs): Vijay Shekhar Sharma (PayTM). in conversation with Vijay Shekha Sharma. 2024-11-01
- [Ep 13: Will Crypto Change the World?](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-13-will-crypto-change-the-world-a-conversation-with-phil-sham-founder-ceo): Phil Sham (Aquanow). Will crypto-currencies replace fiat currencies in the next decade? Will blockchain technology make life easier? Will traditional finance and decentralised…. 2024-10-18
- [Ep 12: Marketing: Art, Science or Craft?](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-12-is-marketing-today-an-art-a-science-or-a-craft-a-conversation-with-raja): Raja Rajamannar (Mastercard). Is marketing today an art, a science or a craft? Are the 4P’s of marketing relevant any more? Is advertising…. 2024-10-04
- [Ep 11: Building Policybazaar](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-11-story-of-a-powerhouse-entrepreneur): Yashish Dahiya (Policy Bazaar). 2024-09-20
- [Ep 10: Building a Challenger Bank Within a Bank](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-10-how-to-create-a-challenger-bank-within-a-legacy-bank): Harit Talwar (Board Member). A discussion on Marcus. 2024-09-06
- [XTRA 1: Art, Culture and the Jaipur Literature Festival](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/xtra-1-sanjoy-roy): Sanjoy Roy (Teamwork Arts). 2024-08-30
- [Ep 9: Payment Trends in MENA](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-9-trends-in-the-payment-industry-in-mena): Nandan Mer (Dgpays). 2024-08-23
- [Ep 8: Fintech in the Middle East](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-8-fintechs-in-the-middle-east): P K Gulati (Venture Capitalist). 2024-08-09
- [Ep 7: Cashless Banking in the UAE](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-7-cashless-banking-in-uae-a-discussion-with-jan-pilbauer): Jan Pilbauer (Regulator). Episode 7 of Money Majlis explores the future of cashless banking in UAE. 2024-07-26
- [Ep 6: Banking in Transition](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-6-banking-in-transition): Surya Subramanian (Board member). 2024-07-12
- [Ep 5: Banking in 2050](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-5-banking-in-2050-what-does-the-future-of-banking-look-like): Brett King (Futurist). 2024-06-28
- [Ep 4: The Middle East’s Payments Boom](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-4-growth-on-steroid): Saeeda Jaffar (Visa Inc). A discussion on the payments industry in the Middle East. 2024-06-14
- [Ep 3: The Customer Experience Revolution](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-3-the-customer-experience-revolution-in-middle-eastern-banking-with): Suhail bin Tarraf (FAB). 2024-05-31
- [Ep 2: Rebooting Banking in the Middle East](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-2-rebooting-banking-in-the-middle-east): Jayesh Patel (Wio Bank). 2024-05-17
- [Ep 1: The Future of Money and Banking](https://www.moneymajlis.com/episodes/ep-1-the-future-of-money-and-banking-with-ronit-ghose): Ronit Ghose (Citibank). Introducing the inaugural episode of "Money Majlis," the first-of-its-kind podcast dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of money, banking, and…. 2024-05-02

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