In the latest iteration of our Digital Transformation and Cloud Survey, financial institutions (FIs) identify cost reduction and increased security as top benefits from investment in cloud computing. Conversely, data privacy and cybersecurity issues are identified as top concerns.

In this episode, Carolina Duque, a partner from our Bogota office talks to Alessandro Celli, a partner from our Zurich office and global fintech lead and Peter R. George, a partner from our Chicago office who is familiar with the history of the survey and has seen key developments for FIs over the years. They go through the recent findings relevant to FIs and discuss associated risks and vulnerabilities that respondents highlighted. They also cover cyber liability insurance, investment in private cloud offerings, data privacy, cybersecurity, and future challenges that FIs should prepare for.

EP23. Financial Institutions Takeaways from the 2021/2022 Digital Transformation and Cloud Survey

Baker McKenzie's fifth annual report, The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast 2022, addresses key trends in the evolving disputes landscape. The report includes a new survey of 600 senior legal and risk leaders from large companies across the world.

Partners Amy Greer (New York), Marc Thorley (London) and Carolina Duque (Bogota) talk about the key findings relevant for financial institutions. The episode examines the factors driving the increase in disputes and emerging concerns related to liabilities. It also covers litigation around digital transformation, tax, 'business-as-usual' conduct, and; new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

EP24. The Year Ahead: Financial Institutions Trends in the Global Disputes Landscape

In this episode, part of the on-going Sovereigns Series: Worlds in Motion, Pete Chapman and Lucy Shawdon from our Compliance and Investigations team in London take a look at compliance in a changing landscape, specifically in the context of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). The episode goes through current developments, emerging trends, risks, and other important items that sovereign wealth funds need to consider, as we move to the post-pandemic economy. It also covers topics around due diligence and risk management, focusing on geographic, sectoral, litigation, reputational and regulatory risks.

EP25. Sovereigns Series - Compliance In A Changing Landscape

In this episode of FInsight, London partners Sue McLean, Mark Simpson, and David Hart talk about UK Fintech Week 2022. They cover the biggest trends and developments around Fintech in the UK, with special focus on the expected topics throughout the event. The episode takes a closer look at the investment landscape (including the UK's position as a fintech hub, active investors and top sub-sectors) and the current and expected regulatory developments that fintech players need to watch out for.

EP26. UK Fintech Week 2022 - State Of The Fintech Nation

The growth of the African fintech ecosystem is driven by the creation of value through solving real problems within large user markets, not just the availability of capital. In this episode of FInsight, Ashlin Perumall, a partner from our Corporate and M&A practice in Johannesburg and Sarah Williams, an associate from our financial services practice in London, discuss the fintech landscape in South Africa and other key markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. They take a closer look at investment drivers and opportunities, current and emerging market segments, and key commercial and regulatory developments affecting the fintech ecosystem in the region.

EP27. Fintech In South Africa And The Sub - Saharan African Region

In this episode, Jonathan Peddie, global chair of the Financial Institutions group and a partner from our London office and Amy Greer, co-chair of our North America Financial Regulation and Enforcement practice and a partner from our New York office, go through the findings relevant for financial institutions (FIs) from our new report The Year Ahead: Global Disputes Forecast 2023. The episode examines the expected types of disputes and the external risks for disputes throughout the rest of the year.

EP28. The Year Ahead - Financial Institutions Trends In The Global Disputes Landscape 2023

Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but most experts expect it to reach transformational powers in the next decade, bringing massive technological revolution but also new opportunities for early movers.

In this episode, Mark Simpson (Partner, London) is joined by Elena Strbac (Global Head of Data Science Innovation, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered) and Peter Chapman (President and CEO, IonQ) to explore how — and why — the finance sector is gearing up for this monumental shift.

Special Edition - Solutions for a Connected World: Quantum Computing in the finance industry

Episode 30: EU Whistleblowing Directive: Key Takeaways for Financial Institutions

In this episode, Dr. Nicolai Behr (Partner, Munich), Lorren Martin (Senior Associate, London) and Lois Rodriguez Ares (Senior Associate, Madrid) take a closer look at the EU Whistleblowing Directive and the key takeaways for financial institutions. The episode also covers specific developments across different jurisdictions and other challenges that global employers need to consider for their respective organizations.

EP30. EU Whistleblowing Directive: Key Takeaways for Financial Institutions

Episode 31: Inclusion, Diversity and Equity in Financial Services

Diversity makes business sense from both a financial and consumer perspective, with research in financial services demonstrating a positive link between diversity at senior levels and positive outcomes.  Firms are increasingly encouraged by regulators and public, shareholder and employee expectations to introduce new inclusion, diversity and equity (IDE) policies and strategies such as increasing participation by minority groups, collecting data and introducing new policies – but at the same time, financial institutions must not be seen to be going too far and creating unlawful reverse discrimination risks as highlighted by recent court decisions.

In this episode, members of Baker McKenzie’s Employment and Compensation group, Blair Robinson, a partner in New York, and Lorren Martin, a senior associate in London, discuss the issues around IDE faced by financial institutions on both sides of the Atlantic and globally, with Rachel Farr, senior knowledge lawyer.

EP31.  Inclusion, Diversity and Equity In Financial Services

The emergence in 2022 of generative AI capable of human-like text, that can analyse vast amounts of data and create new content caught the public's imagination. In fact, it’s turbocharged interest in potential AI use cases while heightening concerns over the inherent risks. This FInsight podcast considers whether this all remains just hype and what's actually happening in the financial sector. 

In this episode about the impact of artificial intelligence on financial institutions, Bradford Newman, a partner in Baker McKenzie's Palo Alto Office and one of the leaders of the firm’s North America AI practice talks to Richard Powell, global knowledge lead for financial institutions at Baker McKenzie.

EP30. EU Whistleblowing Directive: Key Takeaways for Financial Institutions

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