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MoneywebMoneywebThe Great Dezemba Squeeze: Festive travel on a budget
Michelle Munero, head of travel and lifestyle at Standard Bank, shares festive travel trends, how holiday spending can affect your January budget and banking app offers.
ITWebPostbank full-service banking licence still miles off
It’s back to the drawing board, after Postbank is directed to submit a new application for authorisation to establish a bank.
VentureburnSalmon Secures $140 Million to Expand Philippine Lending
Salmon Secures $140 Million in New Financing Salmon Group has secured $140 million in additional financing to accelerate its expansion across the Philippines. The technology-driven banking and lending platform announced
Business BagelSanlam's new app arrives in November with a bank inside it, and the bank belongs to someone else
Sanlam wants 2 million to 4 million South Africans banking through its app by 2030, using GoTyme's licence instead of getting one of its own.
MoneywebCapitec: ‘We’re retailers. We think client, then risk.’
Gerrie Fourie spent 25 years helping build Capitec into South Africa’s largest bank by market capitalisation. In this episode of Peregrine Capital’s Building Conviction podcast, he discusses coming into banking as an outsider and why it took the market 12 years to understand the business.
Business BagelAbsa has hired the Kenyan banker behind M-Shwari and Fuliza to help rebuild its retail bank
Eric Njagi Muriuki, who ran NCBA's digital bank in Kenya, joins Absa in a new Johannesburg role under Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, the former M-Pesa boss now running its personal and private banking.
MoneywebStandard Bank invests in digital platform OPay
The parties plan to explore African distribution channels for selected banking products and services.
BusinessTechNedbank Commercial Banking is financing the transition to regenerative agriculture
Nedbank Commercial Banking is exploring how innovative financing and risk-sharing can help South African agriculture transition towards more regenerative and climate-resilient practices.
MoneywebLocal equities in the green, but rand faces pressure
Marco Efstathiou of Absa CIB unpacks gains in local equities amid a global tech sell-off, concerns over AI spending and a weaker rand. He discusses Asian market losses, led by technology stocks such as Samsung, and explains why investors are watching earnings from US banking giants. He rounds off…
News24 BusinessDon’t be fooled by calls to visit your bank’s branch
Fraudsters are using a “Go to Your Branch” scam that exploits trust in standard banking safety advice. They impersonate bank fraud departments, encourage victims to visit a branch, and then use text-message verification to obtain credentials or authorise fraudulent activity.
TechCentralRegulators fear AI could trigger the next banking crisis
US and European bank regulators are stepping up their scrutiny of AI risks to financial stability.
Business BagelThe Roundup — Monday, 12 October 2026
Today’s edition Home Cooking Presented by Good morning. Woolworths is about to own the company that has made convenience food for it for more than 30 years. The two men who started LekkeSlaap in a garage have sold it to a group with old South African banking money
BusinessTechSouth Africans charged R31 billion to keep and access their own money
South Africans are paying R31 billion in banking fees each year simply to deposit and withdraw their own cash.
TechCentralShoprite takes on the banking apps with airtime on Sixty60
Shoppers can now buy airtime, data and digital vouchers on Sixty60, with no minimum basket value.
News24 BusinessCapitec posts bumper growth as business banking takes off, but braces for harder times
SA’s largest retail bank delivered bumper half-year earnings thanks to a strong performance from its personal banking unit, while its fairly new business banking unit shot the lights out.
VentureburnJeeves Raises $110M to Expand Stablecoin Banking Platform
Jeeves Raises $110M to Scale Stablecoin Banking Jeeves has raised $110 million in equity funding to expand its stablecoin-native banking platform. CoinFund led the round with participation from several major
The CitizenFrom Soweto to boardroom: Meet the women shaping SA’s retail banking
Gen Zs might tell you that education is not the key to success, but for these women, education and determination put them in leadership roles.
The CitizenFinancial access beyond nationality: Banking for inclusion in South Africa
Today, financial responsibilities no longer fit neatly into one account or one category.
The CitizenIntegrated digital and investment ecosystems are driving the next phase of banking growth
Digital banking platforms are playing a critical role in making this possible.
The CitizenCapitec business banking: Simple, transparent solutions for growing businesses
Capitec's Business Banking Account is designed with simplicity in mind, combining practical tools with reliable technology.
The CitizenFNB bolsters its Solopreneur offering to support a growing base of self‑employed clients
Freelancers and independent workers get a dedicated banking platform from FNB.
The CitizenStandard Bank says data breach did not impact banking systems … just your personal information
'There is a risk that someone could use it to try to impersonate you or contact you fraudulently.'
The CitizenFraud complaints at the banking ombud nearly double in a year as digital scams surge
Notes the increase has been observed across the banking industry as a whole and not in relation to any single institution.
The CitizenCapitec moves to keep banking fees the same: Here’s what other banks are charging
Capitec Bank is widely considered one of the cheapest banks in South Africa.
The CitizenGood time to review SA’s prime reference rate – economist
South African banking customers have been paying a prime rate of the repo rate plus 3.5% since 2001. Is it time for a change?
The CitizenEmpower the poor with title deeds, says ex-banker Jordaan
It will unlock ‘massive capital’.
The CitizenIs it time to change who is liable for cybercrime on your bank account?
Should it always be the fault of the banking customer if their money is stolen from their bank accounts through cybercrime?
The CitizenShould customers or banks carry the burden of cybercrime?
You can educate banking customers all you want, but there are times that they will not be able to protect themselves
The CitizenSouth Africa faces unprecedented cybercrime surge this festive season
South Africans lose more than R1 billion every year due to cybercrime targeting digital banking and mobile apps.