Tag: banking
Absa’s big plans to target first-time home buyers
Absa plans to claw back market share in South African home loans by taking on more risk and targeting first-time buyers, as CEO Maria...
Banks bear the brunt of weakened rand
South African banks bore the brunt of the weaker rand after the third-quarter current account deficit widened to R176.6 billion from R167bn and continued...
This is what your credit score should be and how to improve it
When you apply for a bond, one of the first things your bond originator or bank will do is check your credit score, that...
TymeBank – everything you need to know about South Africa’s first digital-only bank
Digital bank, TymeBank has soft launched in South Africa, marking the first new bank in the country since 1999, and the first digital-only bank...
This is why South Africans are closing their bank accounts – and where they’re...
BrandsEye has released it 2018 South African Banking Sentiment Index, revealing which banks’ customers are threatening to bail – and where they would rather...
FNB honoured as best business Bank in SA – 6 times in a row
FNB Business has once again been voted “SA’s Best Business Bank” in the 20th Annual Sunday Times Top Brands survey. This makes it the sixth year in...
Banks are continually exploring automation in their client relationships. But sometimes a human is...
Relationships with a bank’s call centre can sometimes be one of annoyance rather than appreciation for its intended convenience. Often, a human voice would...
53 people exposed in South Africa’s great bank heist: Full report
A forensic investigation into the mass looting of VBS Mutual Bank has been completed, with investigators effectively finding that there is no way for...
SIM-swap fraud incidents more than double in South Africa
The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) has released its inaugural digital banking crime statistics.
According to the report, in 2017 there...
Capitec Bank’s H1 profit up 20%
JOHANNESBURG - Capitec Bank reported a 20 percent rise in half-year profit on Wednesday, helped by strong client growth.
Headline earnings per share...
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