Best RFi Group Podcasts (2025)

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Interview with UNHCR Head of Innovation Hovig Etyemezian 47:06

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What does it take to become a UN humanitarian work? We interviewed Hovig Etyemezian, Head of Innovation at UNHCR, the UN Agency for Refugees to find out about his journey and how working in the field, in the frontlines, managing refugee camps logistics, finding ways to innovate in volatile situations teaches one to be agile and resilient, qualities…

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UN Refugee Agency Fundraising Strategy 16:15

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Interview with Mark Manly, head of donor relations and resource mobilisation at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The UNHCR focuses on providing international protection and solutions for refugees, internally displaced people, and preventing statelessness. Their fundraising strategy relies on flexible annual funding from government donors …

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Paris Peace Forum, Interview with Justin Vaisse, Founder and Executive Director 17:18

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Seeking Common Ground in a World of Rivalry The organization led by Justin Vaisse, historian and diplomat, is supported by the French government and private sector sponsors, including Microsoft. There will be panels with AI companies and how they are engaging with governments, academics, and UN officials from Africa and Europe. Microsoft Vice Chair…

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Rainforest Connection Uses AI to Protect the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Biodiversity and Halt Illegal Logging 9:08

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I interviewed Bourhan Yassin, CEO of Rainforest Connection, a company that applies AI to acoustics for data insights to better inform conservation, preserve biodiversity, and protect the rainforests from illegal logging. They are currently working in 80 countries, including Brazil, where most of their work is happening. RFCx works with audio to mon…

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Brazil: Interview with Brazilian Diplomat Camila Olsen 28:11

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Interview with Brazilian Diplomat Camila Olsen on Promoting Brazil Abroad and Attracting FDI Interview with Camila Olsen, Head of Trade, Investment, Agriculture and Energy Section at the Brazilian Embassy in Copenhagen Today I interviewed the Brazilian diplomat Camila Olsen, head of trade investment, agriculture and energy at the Brazilian embassy …

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Vint Cerf and Maria Ressa on the Internet Governance Forum 29:58

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UN Secretary General Calls for a Global AI Regulatory Agency These last couple of days have been quite busy on issues of AI and emerging tech governance at the UN and its agencies. We had the IGF meeting in Geneva with Maria Ressa and Vint Cerf, AI at the Security Council in New York, and the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Turk calling al…

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Housing as a Human Right 15:09

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The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and many other international human rights treaties state that the right to housing under international human rights law is the right to live in peace, security and dignity. The violation of the right to housing is often experienced by marginalized and disadvantaged groups including indigenous peoples, pe…

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Global Digital Banker Podcast | S4 Ep 1 with Volt Bank’s CEO and Founder, Steve Weston 27:35

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In Season 4, Episode 1 of the Global Digital Banker Podcast, RFI Global's Anna Shaw sat down with Volt Bank's CEO and Founder, Steve Weston. In this short session they discuss his extensive experience of the banking industry, innovation and the history of Volt Bank and what's next. Subscribe to our RFI Global channel and get notified when we have n…

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Season 3, Episode19: Banking Predictions 2022 with RFI Global 1:03:14

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In the Season 3 Finale of the podcast Kate and Anna are joined by Mark Schultz, Amit Khan and Hubert Petka, the Global Heads of Product at RFI Global to take a look back at what the most noticeable changes have been in the last 12 months and what they predict to see in 2022.By RFi Group

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Season 3, Episode 18: Adrian Toynton FIS 27:49

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In this week's episode, Kate Wilson speaks to FIS' Head of Banking Solutions APAC, Adrian Toynton, to get his thoughts on the accelerated digitialisation of the banking sector as a result of the pandemic. With a focus on Core Platform Modernisation and Cloud Migration, this chat dives into the tech powering big banks, the need for banks to address …

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Season 3, Episode 17: Youth Banking with Dom Pym - Up 45:10

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In this weeks episode we look back to the Australian Banking Innovation Summit where Anna Shaw has a fireside chat with Dominic Pym, Co-Founder of Up Bank. They discuss how Up's goals to be the number one bank in the industry and what PFM tools they have available for their customers that keep them as a main competitor in the Australian Market.…

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Season 3, Episode 16: The drive to e-commerce with Hayley Fisher - Adyen 22:38

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Season 3, Episode 15: Building Better Banks with Monica Millares from BigPay 36:56

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Season 3, Episode 14: Women in Leadership Roles with Mary Kate Loftus at M&T Bank 27:55

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Season 3, Episode 13: Deep Dive into Payments with Anne Pieckielon 52:22

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Season 3 Episode 12: The Future of Customer Onboarding for Australian Banks with Backbase and Heritage Bank 37:11

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Season 3 Episode 11: Building Sustainable Customer Relationships with Pega 31:32

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A customer first mantra often exists in financial institutions as it’s the most effective way to grow revenue. Yet, customers are still feeling undervalued When competition is prioritised over retention, and competition is intense, retaining customers is challenging. With the pandemic accelerating the adoption of digital channels, how are banks goi…

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Season 3 Episode 10: Sarah Altuwijri - Banque Saudi Fransi 40:10

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Hosts: Kate Wilson and Anna Shaw - RFi Group Producer: Taylor Henderson - RFi GroupBy RFi Group

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Season 3, Episode 9: Carolyn Breeze and Luke Fossett - GoCardless on Open Banking 27:35

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Season 3, Episode 8 - Buy Now Pay Later with Zip, humm and Laybuy 39:37

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Season 3 Episode 7: Rebecca Schot-Guppy, Fintech Australia 21:44

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Interview with Craig Newmark, on Funding Public Interest News Organisations 11:48

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Geneva, 6 October 2020 — Craig Newmark is backing media organizations that are committed to public interest journalism. News organizations that support and elevate democratic ideals. Combating misinformation, analyzing how websites deploy trackers in visitors’ devices, fighting fake news, are some of the issues he is addressing. What moves him? Wha…

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Season 3 Episode 6: Kristy Duncan - Women in Payments: Women in Leadership 47:12

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Hosts: Kate Wilson - Research Director & Deputy GM - RFi Group Anna Shaw - Head of Client Insights - RFi Group With Guest: Kristy Duncan - CEO & Founder - Women in Payments Produced By: Taylor Henderson - Marketing Manager - RFi GroupBy RFi Group

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Season 3 Episode 5: Financial and digital inclusion and the value of collaboration with Mariko Braswell and Dr. Vinita Godinho 38:48

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Join Anna Shaw and Kate Wilson as they discuss financial wellness and inclusion. Joined by Mariko Braswell from Move78 and Dr. Vinita Godinho from Financial Resilience Australia as they discuss the challenges that generations are facing with their financial wellbeing. They discuss their partnership to create the APAC Financial Wellness Initiative a…

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Season 3 Episode 4: Beau Bertoli - Prospa; SME Recovery from the Pandemic 34:45

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Season 3, Epsiode 3: James Brown - Fintech NZ: Solving key challenges with Fintech 53:30

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Season 3 Episode 2 - Sutapa Banerjee: Inclusive financial services and the role of behavioural insights 48:01

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Season 3 Episode 1: Joe McGuire, MyMy - Fintech and financial inculsion 24:59

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Season 3 Episode 0:Welcome to the New Season of the Global Digital Banker Podcast 5:29

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Season 3 is kicking off with our new hosts Kate Wilson and Anna Shaw!By RFi Group

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 13/13: Awa 8:15

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A missed appointment can be made up for forty years later... but another surprise awaits Rosa! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young flo…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 12/13: Mark Constantin 8:07

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Billie has a lead! How to contact Rosa's first love? In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pierre and t…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 11/13: At the Forum des images (film centre) 7:45

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During the screening of a documentary, Billie makes a surprising discovery. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanist…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 10/13: At the No Mad club 7:49

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Billie is going out tonight with her friends. Be careful: the day after the party can be difficult! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a youn…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 9/13: Diane volunteers at refugee centre 8:44

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Amir, surprise guest at Rosa's party, tells his story. Billie learns the truth about her boyfriend! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a youn…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 8/13: Rosa's birthday 7:56

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The flowers and cake have been ordered: let the celebration begin! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 7/13: The maid's room 8:18

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When Billie moves to the 5th floor, she makes a surprising discovery: a well-kept secret from Rosa. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a youn…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 6/13: To the Décibel concert hall 7:59

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Zirek is sick! Billie and Rosa try to send a message to Awa. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Afghanistan, Diane, Pier…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 5/13: At art school 7:38

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Zirek confides in his neighbours: he misses his family. For Billie, it's time to sign up for art school and meet new people! In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car …

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Episode 77 - A Global Citizen and Champion for Change – with Jill Docherty, Head of Business Development UK&I; Fintech, Commercial & Strategic Growth Issuers at Visa 22:48

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In this episode, we discuss: Jill’s career journey to date, and main function and key priorities Visa Her perspective on the impact of C19 on financial services and what Visa is doing to support customers The impacts of the shift to digital/ contactless/ online/ mobile during the C19 pandemic, is this a temporary or sustained trend? Her passion for…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 4/13: On the metro 8:02

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Back at 12 bis rue du Paradis by metro, Billie and Rosa take action to give Awa every chance. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young flor…

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Episode 76 - Digital by Default – with Andy Kerr, Executive, Home Ownership at NAB 22:15

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In this episode, we discuss: Andy’s new role and remit leading Home Ownership at NAB The biggest challenges in the current environment – impacts of Covid-19 and a challenged economy How digital is taking precedence as a ‘by default’ servicing channel for Home LendingBy RFi Group

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 3/13: Looking for Awa 7:09

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A police check for Zirek, and news from Awa: Rosa and Billie make a bold decision. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young florist from Af…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 2/13: A mysterious delivery 8:00

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A postman in a hurry, a mistake in the address... but where is the recipient of the package? In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a young flori…

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Les voisins du 12 bis, Episode 1/13: A chaotic arrival 8:16

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Billie's arrival at 12 bis rue de Paradis is disrupted by a transport strike and a medical emergency. In a block of flats in Paris a small group of neighbours enjoy friendly relations. Billie, a young foreign student is welcomed by Rosa, the doyenne of the group. She gets to grips with life in Paris with Zirek, a private car hire driver, Amir, a yo…

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'Les voisins du 12 bis', new podcast online from 7 October 0:59

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"Les voisins du 12 bis" (The neighbours from 12B) is a new bilingual story for immersive listening to familiarise yourself with the French language. The first episode of the podcast will be online on Wednesday 7 October. In a block of flats in Paris, a small group of neighbours have become friends. Zirek, the Kurdish doctor who now works as a priva…

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Blockchain platform brings the physical and digital worlds together for sustainable infrastructure 44:48

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The Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement rely on the world making $6 trillion in infrastructure investment every year, funds which are difficult to channel into infrastructure High investment sizes, illiquid markets and a complex web of contracts limit infrastructure investment to only the largest institutional investors Fasset has lau…

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RFI Foundation and DDCAP Group™ release a “SME market influencer” case study and podcast 36:29

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RFI Foundation and DDCAP Group™ are excited to jointly announce the release of a case study and podcast showing how DDCAP’s experience demonstrates how SMEs can influence others to adopt responsible finance. Despite lacking the scale of the financial institutions with whom they work, SMEs in responsible finance can leverage their agility as an adva…

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Can Islamic finance lead the responsible finance response to Covid19 in OIC countries? 1:05:23

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This session, a replay of a webinar released on 11 May 2020 organized by RFI Foundation and Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), looks at the role for Islamic finance in the Covid-19 response. Speakers: Blake Goud, CEO, RFI Foundation (Moderator) Abdulla Al Awar, CEO, DIEDC Ramya Gopalan, Global Innovation Coordinator and Alternative F…

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Australia’s first sukuk mandate adds diversification to a Shariah-compliant responsible investment super fund 17:25

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Shariah screens limit the number of defensive assets available for asset managers in narrow markets where financial institutions represent 25-30% of the market Investment managers can offset some of the additional risk by using ESG integration strategies, as well as investing in global sukuk The institutionalization of Shari'ah standards gives Isla…

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Episode 75 - Paris Fintech Forum 2020 - Key learnings and the new names to watch 30:12

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This episode is focused on the 2020 Paris Fintech Forum, held on the 28th and 29th of January. At this years’ event there were over 2,700 attendees and out of the 330 speakers across the two days, 300 of those were CEO level. In between the many sessions at the event I managed to speak with a number of new and emerging fintechs from across the Euro…