The Monocle Banking Podcast

The Monocle Banking Podcast, in partnership with esteemed financial journalist, Michael Avery, will explore the world of banking - beyond the vaults and virtual wallets. This weekly series will play host to some of the top minds in the banking industry from around the world.

The Monocle Banking Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Monocle Solutions, with 127 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Monocle Solutions hosts The Monocle Banking Podcast, a business show with 127 episodes published.

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  Episode #128

  Ep 128: AI, Equities and the Q3 Investment Outlook - Peter Armitage & Nolan Wapenaar

  Aug 13, 202624 min

  To understand the investment opportunities shaping the third quarter, Michael Avery spoke to Anchor Capital Chief Investment Officers Peter Armitage and Nolan Wapenaar. They unpacked whether the scale of AI investment represented sustainable growth or signs of a bubble, where value could still be found in South African equities and bonds, and how investors could navigate geopolitical uncertainty, shifting interest-rate expectations and improving local reform momentum.

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  Episode #126

  Ep 126: SA's Venture Capital Story: From Local Startups to Global Exits

  Jul 30, 202631 min

  South Africa's venture capital ecosystem has quietly come of age. The question is: who's paying attention? Michael Avery was joined by Alison Collier, MD of Endeavor South Africa; Antonia Bothner, Capital Markets Lead at Endeavor South Africa; Lumka Mlambo, Fund Principal at the SA SME Fund; and Anusha Naidu, CEO of SAVCA, to explore why South Africa's venture capital market is gaining global credibility. The conversation unpacked the country's growing track record of successful exits, the unique market conditions driving innovation, and why local startups are increasingly attracting international acquirers.

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  Episode #125

  Ep 125: A New Blueprint for Affordable Housing Finance - Alessandro Scalco

  Jul 23, 202630 min

  Can finance help solve South Africa's housing crisis? Michael Avery was joined by Alessandro Scalco, Sustainable Finance Transactor at RMB, to explore how innovative funding models are unlocking affordable rental housing while expanding access to finance for underserved property entrepreneurs. The conversation unpacked RMB's partnership with property fintech Indlu, the power of blended finance and data-driven lending, and why sustainable finance is creating new opportunities for both investors and communities.

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  Episode #124

  Ep 124: Johannesburg: Too Important to Fail - Roy Havemann & Nomvuyo Guma

  Jul 16, 202635 min

  Johannesburg is at a crossroads - and its future could shape South Africa's economic outlook. Michael Avery was joined by Roy Havemann, who heads the Impumelelo Economic Growth Lab at the Bureau for Economic Research at Stellenbosch University, and Nomvuyo Guma, author of the Lab's latest urban-risk briefing on Johannesburg, to unpack the city's growing challenges. The conversation explored the impact of deteriorating infrastructure, financial pressure and political instability, why Johannesburg remains too important to fail, and what it will take to restore confidence and drive long-term growth.

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  Episode #122

  Ep 122: Untapping the Business Potential of SA's Academic Research

  Jul 2, 202632 min

  To explore the journey of building one of South Africa's leading university-focused investment platforms Michael Avery was joined by Wayne Stocks, Managing Partner at Stocks & Strauss. Their conversation unpacked the challenges and opportunities of commercialising academic research, the structural barriers facing South Africa's venture capital ecosystem, and what it takes to turn breakthrough innovation into globally scalable businesses.

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