Podcast

FLA podcast: Are we helping people, or just getting better at labelling them?

Alfa sponsors the second episode of the FLA's Provocations podcast series, exploring how regulation can protect consumers while supporting innovation across the lending industry.
27/10/2026

Provocations podcast promo image with the subheading 'Lending, the engine of the economy, examined.'

Alfa is pleased to sponsor the second episode of the Finance & Leasing Association's Provocations podcast, a series that tackles the big questions shaping lending, finance and the wider economy.

Hosted by broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake, Provocations brings together leading voices from finance, business and public policy to challenge conventional thinking and explore the future of lending.

Alison Walters, Director of Consumer Finance at the FCA and Rick Kelsey, financial journalist and broadcaster, join Nihal for a timely discussion on regulation, innovation and the future of consumer credit.

The conversation explores how the regulatory framework can protect consumers while creating the conditions for businesses to develop new products, services and approaches. It also examines the opportunities presented by regulatory reform and the role regulators can play in supporting innovation.

As customer expectations, technology and regulation continue to evolve, the discussion offers valuable insights into the future of consumer credit and the challenges facing the industry.

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