https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/518.html South Africa Financial Services news 15 Financial Services news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/518.html en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:32:12 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/debt-solutions-4u-confirmed-as-full-dcasa-member-and-listed-with-the-ndca-check-the-register-not-the-badge-964134a The Centurion debt counselling practice now appears on two industry registers it does not control, and says that is the point: anyone can put an award graphic on a website. 1-271804 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africans-ready-to-let-ai-take-on-credit-decisions-says-experian-297487a AI is rapidly moving into South Africa’s lending journey, with consumers increasingly ready to let agents compare, assess and apply for credit. 1-271860 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sassas-automated-srd-grant-checks-draw-criticism-from-legal-expert-297317a A legal expert at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) has raised concerns about the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) automated verification system for the R370 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant. 1-271770 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/betterbond-taps-veteran-economist-for-property-insights-853953a A veteran voice in South African economic analysis is taking on a new role. Roelof Botha, former Department of Finance policy advisor and Finmedia Economist of the Year, has been appointed economic advisor to BetterBond. 1-271759 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/financial-resilience-should-be-built-into-financial-services-products-308418a Our economy is plagued by a stubbornly high unemployment rate, while global volatility has wreaked havoc on petrol prices, inflation and interest rates. The odds are not in favour of ordinary South Africans and financial resilience is a requirement for financially squeezed consumers to survive. The essence of it is that financial resilience should not depend on a perfect month but rather survive an imperfect one. 1-271743 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/brics-finance-chiefs-urge-reform-of-global-development-financial-institutions-964094a Finance ministers and central bank governors of Brics countries have called for reform of global developmental financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, seeking a stronger voice for emerging market economies. 1-271714 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/pension-fund-adjudicator-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-075405a A tougher era may be dawning for employers failing to pay retirement-fund contributions, with the Pension Fund Adjudicator signalling that it intends to make fuller use of its enforcement powers. 1-271617 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cx-report-warns-51-of-customers-dont-even-report-bad-experiences-742272a The conversation around customer experience (CX) has changed. What was once largely about making interactions easier or resolving problems quickly is increasingly about what those interactions enable customers, and the business, to do. 1-271512 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/two-pot-turns-two-what-south-africans-are-risking-and-preserving-186046a Two years after South Africa’s two-pot retirement system was introduced, the headlines have largely centred on one question: how much are members taking out? But behind the withdrawal figures lies another, potentially more significant story. 1-271498 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/green-businesses-win-big-at-nedbank-green-economy-indaba-964434a Three South African green entrepreneurs shared R710,000 in funding and business support at the 2026 Nedbank Green Economy Indaba and the Nedbank Green Economy Awards in Johannesburg, Houghton. 1-271504 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Financial Services South Africa