SA Post Office: Union deal halts layoffs at the 11th hour

[Katja Hamilton] The South African Post Office and unions like Communication Workers Union, retract retrenchment notices in sudden change of plans...

Nthabeleng Likotsi champions the first majority Black women-owned mutual bank

[Katja Hamilton] YWBN Mutual Bank is now officially registered, aiming for a 2025 launch...

Dlamini-Zuma sets stage for launch of new bank in South Africa

[Katja Hamilton] The country is preparing itself for a new bank, SAIFSC, initiated by the DWYPD, which aims to serve marginalised groups...

The South African Reserve Bank's Kuben Naidoo has stepped down

[Katja Hamilton] The central bank's deputy governor Kuben Naidoo resigns, impacting monetary policy dynamics...

Investec stands alone as sole South African bank facing charges in rand manipulation case

[Katja Hamilton] In the face of the ongoing South African rand manipulation case, Investec remains steadfast in defending itself against the allegations that its currency traders were involved in a co-ordinated scheme to manipulate the dollar-rand pairing over a decade ago...

Landmark ruling: Dismissal of key banks in rand manipulation case

[Katja Hamilton] Decisive shift: Key banks cleared as Competition Appeals Court dismisses rand manipulation case...

Postbank reports R2bn loss, social grant chaos persists

[Katja Hamilton] Postbank reported a R2bn loss for 2022/2023, attributing it to social grant costs. Social grant disruptions persist in KwaZulu-Natal and Mthatha...

Daniel Munslow takes helm as managing executive of Group Communications at Absa

[Katja Hamilton] A seasoned communication and reputation expert, Daniel Munslow, became Absa Group's Managing Executive of Group Communications on August 15, 2023...

Mzansi's financial savviness surges: Banks must adapt to the shift in customer psychographics - Ask Afrika

[Sarina de Beer] Banks play an important role in most people's lives, matching up creditors and borrowers, enabling domestic and international payments systems and, ultimately, making financial inclusion a reality...

Postbank plans for state bank underway

[Katja Hamilton] Parliament is in the process of finalising the amendment to the Postbank Act which will see government owning Postbank...

Upgrade on the cards for Discovery Bank app

[Katja Hamilton] Every time Vitality members achieve a goal, they get to choose between an instant coffee and a play on the gameboard to earn Discovery Miles to spend on rewards of their choice in the Vitality Mall...

Nedbank: Spirit of giving is alive and well among SA's high net worth individuals

[Katja Hamilton] Philanthropic giving in South Africa is sound and healthy to the extent that we are giving for the reason of wanting to do good...

The world's best consumer digital banks named for 2022

[Katja Hamilton] Global Finance names world's best consumer digital banks...

#WomensMonth: Mastercard's Kamini Redhi impacts real lives, makes a meaningful difference

[Katja Hamilton] Global stats show that 80% of jobs created in the next decade will require STEM skills...

More than 24 hours later, Capitec bankers still offline

[Katja Hamilton] Capitec's digital-banking services are still offline more than 24 hours later...

#WomensMonth: RMB's Emrie Brown takes centrestage

[Katja Hamilton] Rand Merchant Bank's new CEO unpacks what her new appointment means for the future of RMB...

Comair shutdown: Discovery Bank sends condolences to staff and passengers

[Katja Hamilton] Discovery Vitality chief executive officer Dinesh Govender commiserates with the staff, passengers and partners of Comair which has officially gone under...

Customer experience in financial services: today's challenges and opportunities

[James Bayhack] To compete in an evolving market, established financial institutions are adopting innovative technologies and new customer services in spite of modernisation efforts that have - in the past - been met with resistance...

Gerrie Fourie, Capitec CEO leads SA's strongest brand from behind

[Katja Hamilton] Capitec CEO, Gerrie Fourie talks us through questions on the bank's 2022 financial results...

Standard Bank announces retirement of its chairman

[Katja Hamilton] Standard Bank Group announces that Thulani Sikhulu Gcabashe will retire as chairman and director of the Company and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (SBSA) boards at the conclusion of each of the companies' respective Annual General Meetings to be held in May 2022...