To explore how embedded insurance is reshaping the industry across South Africa and Africa, Michael Avery was joined by Deloitte Africa’s Insurance Sector Advisory Lead, Andrew Warren. They unpacked how banks, telcos, and fintechs are using technology to simplify underwriting, automate claims, and bring insurance directly into everyday platforms - raising important questions about how traditional insurers can maintain visibility and customer connection.

Bringing it full circle from the very first episode, Michael Avery met with Monocle CEO David Buckham. David unpacked the moments that shaped Monocle: surviving the global financial crisis, prioritising integrity and culture, and expanding into risk and technology as both were being radically redefined. From Basel II to AI, from cloud migration to geopolitical fault lines, the conversation cut across two decades of banking evolution and asked what comes next.

One hundred episodes in, the Monocle Banking Podcast remains a space for in-depth, forward-thinking conversation in the banking sector.

Gold prices are hitting record highs - not just because of market cycles, but because global trust is shifting. Michael Avery sat down with Craig Brewer, Managing Director and Co-Head of Origination at Absa Corporate and Investment Banking, to examine what this means for mining and global capital. They unpacked why mega-mergers are reshaping the industry, why copper is becoming the backbone of AI and electrification, and how governance and policy certainty - especially in Africa - will determine where capital flows next.