Many of South Africa’s largest banks are closing ATMs across the country as people move away from cash and adopt digital payment methods. The Visa and Discovery Bank SpendTrend report for 2025 ...

Capitec’s strong share price growth helped it become South Africa’s largest bank by market cap, exceeding FirstRand, Standard Bank, Absa, and Nedbank. The big share price jump followed the ...

All except one of South Africa’s prominent brick-and-mortar banks have reduced their automated teller machine (ATM) footprints in recent years. At the same time, most have also significantly ...

The World Bank has said that Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth has continued to be dragged down by underperformance in its three largest economies, namely Nigeria, South Africa, and Angola.

In its latest Africa’s Pulse report, the World Bank forecasts that growth in sub-Saharan Africa will edge up from 3.3% in 2024 to 3.5% in 2025 and further accelerate to 4.3% in 2026 and 2027.

Their strong financial foundations and extensive global networks ensure they remain key players in Africa’s Top 100 Banks 2024. South Africa’s Standard Bank Group has consistently retained its ...

Standard Bank’s head of Payments in South Africa said in a statement. Overall, Standard Bank has seen a 21 percent increase in the number of digital payments. While EFTs are still the most ...

Access Bank, operating across 24 African markets, is championing solutions to revolutionise cross-border trade and simplify financing for these businesses. “There’s been significant progress in ...

The central bank governor of G20 chair South Africa warned Thursday that the ongoing trade talks sparked by US President Donald Trump's tariff plans could prolong uncertainty in the global ...

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warns of escalating diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the US, urging for ...

Hong Kong banks should use a government platform to verify new customers, experts have said, after eight people were arrested for allegedly using deepfake software to alter lost identity cards to ...