Moody's Talks - Focus on Finance

Transferring credit risk via these mostly fully collateralized transactions moderately reduces capital needs, though the deals are opaque and there is some concentration risk.
 
Speakers: Farooq Khan, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; Warren Kornfeld, Senior Vice President, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Danielle Reed, VP-Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings
 
Related Research: 
Banks – United States of America: Credit risk transfer use should remain modest, but investor concentration is high 6 May 2025
Banks – Europe: SRTs to support bank capital despite concentration and regulatory scrutiny 6 May 2025

We talk with Sabih Behzad of Deutsche Bank about how the bank is using blockchain technology and what’s ahead for digital transformation of the broader banking industry.
 
Speakers: Sabih Behzad, Head of Digital Assets and Currencies Transformation, Deutsche Bank; Cristiano Ventricelli, VP - Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings
 
Host: Danielle Reed, VP - Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings 
 
Related Research:
Digital Economy – Cross Region: Tokenization could boost liquidity for alternative assets
Digital Economy – Cross Region: Digital custodians gain traction, despite risks

Credit conditions are holding steady across most banking systems globally despite the potential for trade disputes to weaken GDP and business investment, hurting borrower health and profitability. 
 
Host: Danielle Reed, VP - Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings 
 
Guests: Effie Tsotsani, VP - Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; David Tao, AVP - Analyst, Moody’s Ratings; C.J. Wong, AVP - Analyst, Moody’s Ratings

We talk to Animoca Brands about digital innovation, stablecoins, and how collaborations among institutions, companies and regulators are pushing Web3 -- the decentralized internet -- into the mainstream.
 
Speakers: Evan Auyang, Group President - Animoca Brands; Cristiano Ventricelli - VP - Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Danielle Reed, VP - Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings

We talk to Sandip Wadje of BNP Paribas about the risks of digital technology, and how banks are balancing innovation and digital transformation against their security and compliance needs.
Speakers: Sandip Wadje, Managing Director – Global Head of Emerging Technology Risks, BNP Paribas; Lucas Viegas, VP-Senior Analyst, Moody’s Ratings
Host: Danielle Reed, VP – Senior Research Writer, Moody’s Ratings