The Covid-19 crisis has seen a dramatic turnaround for the banking sector. Vilified for the Global Financial Crisis, banks this time have been a key part of the solution acting as essential shock absorbers for economies across the world.

But as debts rise, rates fall, and economic growth peters out, what will it mean to be a lender in a crisis? Has the role of banks changed for good? And what could that mean for the proliferating fintech companies - and investors? Richard Edgar hears from the experts: Shanghai-based equities analyst Monica Li, and cross-asset analysts Federico Wynne and Lee Sotos.