Podcast | Financial Currents with ZISHI

Financial services is under pressure to adapt. Fast. Regulation is shifting, AI is accelerating and expectations on leaders, managers and teams are changing almost monthly.

Financial Currents with ZISHI cuts through that noise. Each episode brings together leaders, innovators and practitioners shaping the future of financial services – focused on what genuinely moves the industry forward

In Episode 2, Graham McConkey, Head of Regulatory & Compliance Services at ZISHI, is joined by ZISHI partner Jamie Philip, former MD within global financial markets, to unpack how regulation, learning and leadership intersect in practice.

This episode explores:

• Why the divide between business and compliance still persists
• How poor communication undermines regulatory change
• What learning actually works when regulation is evolving
• How AI is reshaping regulatory oversight and expectations
• Why 2026 represents a critical fork in the road for firms and individuals

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:45 Reframing the Problem
01:11 The False Divide
01:45 The Communication Gap
02:41 From Obligation to Opportunity
03:19 Learning That Actually Works
04:54 Personal Responsibility
05:18 Culture as an Enabler
06:05 AI & Regulation
07:13 The Fork in the Road
10:26 Regulatory Literacy Wins