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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:11:20 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Black Friday 2026: 3 Things retailers must fix now or it's bad news</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/black-friday-2026-3-things-retailers-must-fix-now-or-it-bad-news-742192a</link>
	<description>The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>The digital finance bottleneck Ericsson and FIS aim to break</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-digital-finance-bottleneck-ericsson-and-fis-aim-to-break-742632a</link>
	<description>What if the complexity standing between organisations and the launch of digital financial services could simply disappear? Ericsson and FIS are taking aim at one of fintech’s biggest barriers: the costly and complicated infrastructure required to bring wallet-led financial services to market.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>The BNPL boom is here – and PayJustNow’s latest numbers show it</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-bnpl-boom-is-here-and-payjustnows-latest-numbers-show-it-308208a</link>
	<description>The way South Africans pay is changing – and PayJustNow’s record July may be an early sign of just how far that shift has come. The payments platform recorded its highest transaction value month in July 2026, as consumers increasingly embrace flexible digital payment options.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>Shoprite wants a piece of Vida e Caffe</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shoprite-wants-a-piece-of-vida-e-caffe-308008a</link>
	<description>Shoprite Holdings is set to deepen its presence beyond traditional grocery retail with the proposed acquisition of Vida e Caffe, adding an established coffee and quick-service restaurant (QSR) network to the group’s growing portfolio of adjacent retail businesses.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sea-harvest-lifts-profit-and-cuts-debt-despite-weaker-catches-297997a</link>
	<description>Sea Harvest has delivered a resilient set of interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026, with the seafood group improving profitability and reducing debt despite pressure on fishing volumes, fuel costs and exchange rates.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>Truworths annual sales slip to R21.8bn in cautious retail market</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/truworths-annual-sales-slip-to-r218bn-in-cautious-retail-market-308908a</link>
	<description>Truworths International has reported a challenging year for fashion retail, with group retail sales declining 0.9% to R21.8bn for the 52 weeks ended 28 June 2026, as the retailer navigated changing consumer spending patterns and a more competitive trading environment.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>#WomensMonth | Wonga’s Monica Hitge on the importance of being financially independent</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wongas-monica-hitge-on-the-importance-of-being-financially-independent-631201a</link>
	<description>As South Africa reaches the closing stages of Women’s Month 2026, celebrated under the theme “empowered women empower the nation”, financial independence stands out as a key path to women’s empowerment.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>#WomensMonth | Nelisiwe Shiluvana on rising to top finance role at Famous Brands</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nelisiwe-shiluvana-on-rising-to-top-finance-role-at-famous-brands-520540a</link>
	<description>For Nelisiwe Shiluvana, a career in finance did not begin with a grand five-year plan. It started with a conversation.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>Stitch enables real-time payments across South Africa’s major banks</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/stitch-enables-real-time-payments-across-south-africas-major-banks-419429a</link>
	<description>South African payments infrastructure company Stitch has expanded its real-time payments offering with the launch of PayShap Request for enterprise businesses.</description>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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	<title>#Biz25years | To the next 25 years of business communications and conversations</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/to-the-next-25-years-of-business-communications-and-conversations-967784a</link>
	<description>On 20 August 2001, the first Bizcommunity newsletter was sent, marking the beginning of a publishing journey that would give a voice to business communities across South Africa.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
	<source url="https://www.bizcommunity.com/rss/196/163.html">Bizcommunity Banking &amp;amp; Finance South Africa</source>
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