Retail banks put 15 - 25% of their revenue at risk if they fail to enhance their daily banking proposition
By Industry Contributor 21 January 2021Dr Tijsbert Creemers-Chaturvedi, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group takes a look at how COVID-19 is on a path to change the way consumers interact with their banks,... FULL STORY >
New virtual banking card launched by Capitec
By Staff Writer 18 November 2020South Africa’s largest digital bank is expanding its digital offering to clients with the launch of a virtual banking card. FULL STORY >
Embracing digitisation key to meeting customer demands
By Staff Writer 27 October 2020A significant focus on digitisation is allowing Nedbank to meet fast-changing banking customer needs. The bank explains its progress and why embracing digitisation stood it in good stead. FULL STORY >
Capitec adds EasyEquities to its banking app
By Press Release 19 October 2020Capitec, South Africa’s largest digital bank, has added EasyEquities, the country’s best low-cost investment platform, to its new banking app. FULL STORY >
With the end of 2020 now in sight, it’s time for banks to start asking - what’s next?
By Industry Contributor 9 September 2020Mandy Duncan, Country Manager at Aruba Networks, which discusses how banks can excel in the ‘next norm’ and enhance customer experience by creating that always-on experience. FULL STORY >
FNB to introduce Virtual Card by October 2020
By Staff Writer 29 July 2020FNB and RMB Private Bank App users can use Virtual Cards for QR code payments via Scan to Pay for a completely contactless digital experience at Point of Sale. FULL STORY >
Nedbank offers a taste of its Avo, promising to revolutionise shopping
By Ryan Noik 19 May 2020Today, Avo is not just a superfruit, it is also the name of Nedbank’s newly unveiled super app, with which Nedbank hopes to revolutionise shipping and selling in South Africa. FULL STORY >
Interview with Absa’s Sandro Bucchianeri: Staying secure in a pandemic
By Ryan Noik 15 May 2020Recently we sat down with Absa group chief security officer Sandro Bucchianeri to discuss Absa's approach to cybersecurity, pandemics, and dealing with unforeseen threats. FULL STORY >
2020 sees banking infections intensify, with a third of South African users being vulnerable to attacks, says Kaspersky
By Staff Writer 6 April 2020Kaspersky statistics have shown that the cases of downloading malicious programs targeting users’ bank accounts has become more frequent this year so far. FULL STORY >
Customers can now draft a Will digitally at no cost, through FNB Online
By Staff Writer 13 September 2019First National Bank has announced that its customers can now draw up their own Wills via the FNB Online Banking platform at no cost. FULL STORY >
Nedbank and Microsoft announce partnership
By Staff Writer 2 September 2019Microsoft and Nedbank have announced that the financial services provider has partnered with the tech giant to migrate components of its IT infrastructure to the cloud, making Nedbank the first bank in the country to run operations of this scale in the... FULL STORY >
Industry advice - Wisdom of the tribe: how crowdsourcing can accelerate innovation in financial services
By Industry Contributor 20 August 2019Crowdsourced innovation management plays a vital role in financial services firms of the future, asserts Steve Lauter, Head Banking (Africa) at Wipro Limited. FULL STORY >
Opinion - Why Apple’s Banking on the Power of Friendship
By Industry Contributor 2 July 2019Lee Naik, the CEO of TransUnion Africa unpacks Apple's move into banking, and why the tech giant is betting that it can be your new best friend. FULL STORY >
Financial services and the cloud – what’s the next big challenge?
By Opinion 12 June 2019By Felix Antonysamy – Business Development Manager, Banking for Africa, Wipro Limited FULL STORY >
Visa offers guide to secure, fraud-free transactions
By Ryan Noik 12 April 2019At the first of a series of ongoing interactions with Visa yesterday in Bryanston, the company offered an overview of the risks in, and its responses to, the transaction space. FULL STORY >
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