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Welcome to the podcast that’s redefining conversations on banking, finance, technology and marketing.
Exploring topics that are current, consequential and controversial, it is a fortnightly deep-dive with leaders, thinkers and innovators by the veteran banker Suvo Sarkar.
Money Majlis is the only podcast of its kind in the region, and since its launch in April 2024, has gained a loyal base of listeners across 110+ countries.
Currently in its Season 2, it is among the top 3 business podcasts in the Middle East.
It was recently awarded the Best New Podcast for 2024 at the PodClub people’s choice awards in Dubai.
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Ep 57. Rebuilding a Bank in the Age of AI: Inside Emirates NBD’s transformation
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May 22, 2026 |
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Ep 56. 25 Years, 500 Million Visas: Zubin Karkaria on building VFS Global
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May 08, 2026 |
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Ep 55. Amplify, Adapt, Advance: Thriving in the AI age. A discussion with Dr Ayesha Khanna
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Ep XTRA 12. Beats, Brand and Legacy: Inside the Rhythm of Bickram Ghosh
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Ep 54. Innovation, Inclusion & Intelligence: Dimitrios Dosis of Mastercard on the future of money
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep 53. Inside MENA’s New Payments Powerhouse: Murat Suzer on Network International’s next chapter
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Ep 52. Wio, Women and What’s Next: A Conversation with Amina Taher
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Ep XTRA 11. Beyond 1983: Kapil Dev on Cricket, Culture and Courage
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Ep 51. Flying high : a conversation with Paul Griffiths, aviation’s Willy Wonka
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Ep 50. Networks, Neural Links and Net Zero: Two futurists on tomorrow’s economy
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Ep 49. Augmented, Not Replaced: The AI-Native Future of Wealth Management
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Ep 48. Democratising Finance: Kim Fournais on the story of Saxo Bank and honest capitalism
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Ep 47. Fintech for the Many: Tariq bin Hendi on rewiring everyday money
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA 10. Culture, Curiosity, and the Future of Universities : Dr Ranjan Banerjee on re-imagining education
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Ep 46. Beyond Apps: Why the Next Tech Revolution Must Tackle Energy, Food, and Poverty
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Ep 45. Zain Verjee: From CNN frontlines to amplifying Africa’s creative voice
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA9 : Money with Meaning: The story of purpose-driven leadership with Tariq Al Gurg, Dubai Cares
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Ep 44. ESG is not enough: Rajeev Peshawaria on Doing Well by Doing Good
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Ep 43. Ahmed Bin Sulayem: Building Dubai’s Global Trade Powerhouse
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Ep 42. Branch Today, Gone Tomorrow : futurist Brett King on the new economics of banking
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA 8. Painting with Light: The bold cinematic journey of of Nayla Al Khaja
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Ep 41. Banking on Purpose & People: The Samit Ghosh playbook
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Ep 40. Culture, Connection, and Change: Adrian Simpson’s guide to effective leadership
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA 7 : Megacities, Migration, and Money: futurist Parag Khanna on what’s next
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Ep 39. with Noor Sweid Conviction Capital: Lessons in grit, growth and globalisation
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ep 38. From Microcredit to Mainstream: Chandra Shekhar Ghosh and the Bandhan Bank Revolution
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Ep 37. From Miles to Moments: The Skywards Revolution with Nejib Ben-Khedher
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Ep 36. Agents of Change, part 2 : Eran Agrios of Salesforce on how AI and humans will change tomorrow’s banks
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Ep 35. Agents of Change, part 1: Bill Borden of Microsoft on how agentic AI is reshaping global finance
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Ep 34. Trust, Tech, and Transformation: Sopnendu Mohanty on Singapore’s Fintech Revolution
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Ep 33. Advertising Unplugged: Sasan Saeidi on leading brands in a changing world
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Ep EXTRA 6 : Stepping Into Hope: The Jaipur Foot Story with D. R. Mehta
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May 30, 2025 |
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Ep 32. Inside the Checkout Revolution: Justin Grooms on Payments, Crypto, & the Future of E-Commerce
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May 23, 2025 |
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Ep 31. Pivoting from a telco to a techco: A discussion with Khalifa Alshamsi on the ambitious transformation of e&
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May 09, 2025 |
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Ep 30. India: the start-up centre of the world? A debate with Mohandas Pai
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Ep 29. Loyalty is dead. Long live loyalty. A discussion with Ajay Row, the guru of customer loyalty
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ep 28. Will our money think for us in the future? A conversation with Chris Skinner
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ep 27. Is money rational or emotional? A debate with Ashok Vaswani
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA 5. Will China lead the world in digital innovation and green energy? A conversation with China expert, Christina Boutrup
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Ep 26. Breaking free of the money trap : a conversation with Alok Sama, former president & CFO of SoftBank
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Ep 25. The future of investing : a conversation with Mark Mobius
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Ep 24. Can P2P platforms address the huge SME lending gap?: a discussion with Craig Moore of Beehive
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Ep 23. Is brand marketing less relevant in the age of digital and AI? : A discussion with Bharat Puri
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Ep 22. Corporate Venture Capital : nothing ventured, nothing gained
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ep 21. The rise and rise of the Indian opportunity : in conversation with Bharat Shah
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Ep XTRA 4. Consistency plus creativity - the formula for success in the restaurant business
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Ep 20. The Great Wealth Transfer : are banks ready?
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Ep XTRA 3. From a banker to a best-selling author : a tete-a-tete with Amish Tripathi
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Ep 19. Middle East versus Asia: how are fintechs shaking up the ecosystem?
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ep 18. Innovation in action : how DBS earned the title of the world’s best digital bank
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Ep 17. Profits are not everything : a discussion on development banks with Ahmed Al Naqbi
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Ep 16. The future of technology: a conversation with Arvind Krishna, Chairman & CEO - IBM
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Ep 15. The future of transformation: in discussion with John Duigenan of IBM.
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Ep XTRA 2 : Gender parity at work and home : a dialogue with Carla de la Vega
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Ep 14. The future of fintechs : in conversation with Vijay Shekha Sharma
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Ep 13. Will crypto change the world? A conversation with Phil Sham, founder CEO of Aquanow.
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Ep 12. Is Marketing today an art, a science or a craft? A conversation with Raja Rajamannar.
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Ep 11. Story of a powerhouse entrepreneur : A dialogue with Yashish Dahiya of Policy Bazaar
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Ep 10. How to create a challenger bank within a legacy bank: A discussion on Marcus with Harit Talwar
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode XTRA 1
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Ep 9. Trends in the payment industry in MENA : a discussion with Nandan Mer
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Ep 9. Trends in the payment industry in MENA : a discussion with Nandan Mer
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Ep 8. Fintechs in the Middle East : A conversation with start-up mentor P K Gulati
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Ep 7. Cashless banking in UAE - a discussion with Jan Pilbauer
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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Ep 6. Banking in transition : A conversation with Surya Subramanian
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Ep 5. Banking in 2050 - What does the future of banking look like?
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Ep 4. Growth on steroid – a discussion on the payments industry in the Middle East with Saeeda Jaffar.
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Ep 3. The Customer Experience Revolution in Middle Eastern Banking with Suhail bin Tarraf
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May 31, 2024 |
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Ep 2. Rebooting Banking in the Middle East: A Conversation with Jayesh Patel
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May 17, 2024 |
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Ep 1. The future of money and banking with Ronit Ghose
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May 02, 2024 |