The Monocle Banking Podcast
Episodes
Ep 18: SA Banks: Delivering in a Difficult Market
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The South African Banking industry is diligently producing strong financial results in the face of challenging macro-economic headwinds. To unpack how...
Ep 17: Banking on Turbulence: Key Industry Trends for Bankers
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From navigating the impact of politics on regulations, to strategies for dealing with interest rate fluctuations, Michael Avery sits down with Pierre ...
Ep 16: One Year After SVB: Why We Should Expect More Bank Failures this Year
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the 11th of March 2024, marks the end of the Fed’s ‘Bank Term Funding Programme’ – an initiative set up to support the US banking indus...
Ep 15: South Africa: A Country in Need of Change
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Jardine, ex-Chairperson for FirstRand and leader of newly formed political party Change Starts Now sat down with Michael Avery to share his visi...
Ep 14: An Economists Perspective: How to un-F**k a Country
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Roy Havemann, our latest guest on the Monocle Banking Podcast, brings a unique perspective on the South African economy in his conversation with Mi...
Ep 13: Latent Potential: South Africa's Economy and Asset Management Landscape
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From the leadership vacuum in the global political economy to the changing socio-economic conditions around the world, in this episode, Michael Avery ...
Ep 12: The Role of Banks in Supporting SMEs
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the growth potential in South Africa sits with our ability to enable growth in small to medium size businesses. Michael Avery hosts Gordon Lit...
Ep 11: Ahead of the Banking Curve: Advice from a Seasoned Campaigner
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SARS, the UK’s first internet bank, SAA and Old Mutual. It’s not often one would bundle these companies together, yet these are just a few of the ...
Ep 10: Digital Cash is King – the Future of Payments
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Digital payment offerings are steadily gaining popularity in South Africa, but they have yet to compare to the scale and adoption in other South-Sahar...
Ep 9: Cryptocurrency: Should it replace banking as we know it?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having doubled its value in the past year, and the recent inclusion into the mainstream ETF market, cryptocurrency has a newfound impetus in the world...
Ep 8: Just a plan or a Just Energy Transition catalyst?
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Monocle Banking Podcast commences 2024 with renewed energy as Michael Avery is joined by Dipak Patel, one of the lead authors of South Africa’s ...
Ep 7: The Problems of Trust, Bad Actors and Cryptocurrency
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Banking holds a crucial role within the success of an economy, and for the banking ecosystem to succeed, trust is paramount. David Buckham, Monocle’...
Ep 6: African Bank: From Setbacks to Success
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The vastly experienced Anbann Chetti, Group CFO of African Bank, joins Michael Avery in this week’s Monocle Banking Podcast. After explaining his fa...
Ep 5: Is financial services complicit with driving inequality?
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inequality remains an enduring reality, especially in South Africa, prompting a crucial question within our industry: do financial services contribute...
Ep 4: Balancing Banking Profits, Regulations & Trust
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On his return to the Monocle Banking Podcast, Professor Brian Kantor examines the challenges faced by modern-day banks. In conversation with Michael A...
Ep 3: Have We Won the War Against Inflation
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Monocle Banking Podcast, Michael Avery sits down with investment and economics legend, Prof Brian Kantor. The Professor gets to...
Ep 2: A Bank Failure Post-mortem
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the Monocle Banking Podcast, Michael Avery sits down with Monocle’s CEO, David Buckham, to conduct a comprehensive post-mor...
Ep 1: The Fragility of Banking
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is with much excitement that we launch the inaugural episode of The Monocle Banking Podcast. In partnership with esteemed financial journalist, Mic...