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Finance & History

by Carmen Hofmann

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Deutsche Bank Archive

August 31, 2026 · 30 min

What does a bank do with 156 years of history — and 13 kilometres of archives? In this episode, Carmen Hofmann talks to Reinhard Frost, Head of the Historical Institute of Deutsche Bank, about managing the history of one of Germany’s…
Plastic Capitalism

August 17, 2026 · 37 min

How did a simple payment card help reshape the American financial system? In this episode, Carmen Hofmann (eabh) speaks with financial historian Sean Vanatta (University of Glasgow) about his book Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards…
Consumer Credit in Turkey

June 2, 2026 · 36 min

In this episode, Carmen Hofmann (eabh) speaks with M. Fatih Karakaya (Istanbul University) about the historical development of consumer finance in Turkey from the early Republic to the present day. Drawing on archival research, they…
Risk. Information. Noise

April 27, 2026 · 40 min

Did bankers understand uncertainty better before financial models? In this episode we explore a question at the heart of finance: what is risk, really? Long before VaR models, stress tests, and algorithmic finance, bankers managed…
Hitler’s Debt

November 18, 2025 · 41 min

How post-war finance remade Europe. In this episode, host Carmen Hofmann speaks with historian Tobias Straumann about his book Hitler’s Debt and the financial decisions that shaped Europe’s post-war recovery. We explore how…

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Histories of Finance and Politics

September 1, 2025 · 31 min

Hugo Bänziger (Chairman of eabh) and Manfred Pohl (founder of eabh) come together for a rare conversation between two of the most experienced banking historians. They explore key milestones in Germany’s financial history after World War…
Capital in Banking

July 7, 2025 · 39 min

Capital Matters: Banking, Risk, and History In this episode, Carmen Hofmann (eabh) speaks with Simon Amrein (Lucerne) about the role of capital in banking—past and present. They explore how banks have historically been funded, whether…
Single Currency

June 25, 2025 · 36 min

In this episode of 'Finance and History', Hugo Bänziger talks to Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland, at the eabh annual conference. Together, they unpack the euro’s historic roots, from the Latin Monetary Union to today’s Economic…
Capitalism, Populism, Democracy

May 21, 2025 · 40 min

In this episode, we dive into how rising populism is reshaping capitalism and democracy. With Stefan Hofrichter (AllianzGI) Hans-Jörg Naumer (Allianz GI)—authors of Capitalism, Populism and Democracy— and Carmen Hofmann (eabh) we unpack…
Canvas and Capital

April 16, 2025 · 23 min

Is art a safe investment in times of war? In this episode, Kim Oosterlinck (General Director of the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) and Carmen Hofmann (eabh) dive into the little-known yet fascinating world of the German art market…
Banco do Brasil

April 16, 2025 · 45 min

In this episode, Sebastian Alvarez (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez) & Carmen Hofmann (eabh) explore the powerful role of the Brazilian state in shaping the country’s financial system—focusing on the fascinating case of Banco do Brasil. Far…
Banking on Deutsche Mark

March 4, 2025 · 33 min

Step into the world of German banking from the 1960s to the 1990s—a time of rebuilding, global reintegration, and economic transformation. In this episode of the #eabh Podcast, Matthias Kemmerer (Commerzbank) and Carmen Hofmann…

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The eabh Podcast. Looking for precedents from the exciting world of financial history. We follow money through time and space. We encourage independent research, encourage open debate and value archives. Follow us on: www.bankinghistory.org Read less