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Credit Cards

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 8%
Business
/ 19 September 2024

Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 8%

This comes as inflation eased to 4.4% in August, below the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s 3-6% target band

By Aarti Bhana
Two million South Africans still fail to stay out of debt
Article
/ 16 March 2015

Two million South Africans still fail to stay out of debt

Credit amnesty has mixed results, with some managing their debt better and others failing to repay home loans, vehicle loans and credit cards.

By Staff Reporter
Mobicred: SA’s first online credit stop
Article
/ 16 October 2013

Mobicred: SA’s first online credit stop

Mobicred allows you to finance your online purchases with a single credit product, a first for South Africa.

By Staff Reporter
Storm set to erupt between SA e-commerce players, banks
Article
/ 5 August 2013

Storm set to erupt between SA e-commerce players, banks

A storm looks set to rock the online scene as some of SA’s largest e-commerce players square up against banking powers over online fraud detection.

By Staff Reporter
No food, but we have TVs
Article
/ 9 November 2012

No food, but we have TVs

As costs keep rising, South Africans keep buying assets but they borrow money so that they can eat, writes Lisa Steyn.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 March 2012

Time to get a little thrifty with your wallet

The NCR says the latest credit market statistics suggest a need for caution as the number of consumers with impaired credit records jumped by 100 000.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 12 April 2011

How our credit cards have destroyed our achievements

By making everything more accessible and immediate, have credit cards removed our sense of achievement in acquiring those experiences or goods?

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 4 February 2011

Consumers cautious with their credit cards

Standard Bank says fewer credit-card holders are defaulting and most are spending more responsibly.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 17 December 2010

Should I get a credit card or not?

Having a credit card can help to increase your affordability. But only if you use it wisely.

By Fiona Zerbst
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Article
/ 23 February 2010

Compare your credit card rates

The rates charged by banks on credit cards vary dramatically so it is worth shopping around. I noticed this when comparing my two credit cards.

By Maya Fisher French
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Article
/ 12 December 2008

Visa chief’s credit-card crunch

Imagine running the largest credit card network, and not having your own plastic — that’s what happened to Visa chief executive Joseph Saunders.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 November 2008

Increase in credit-card fraud ‘frightening’

Credit-card fraud cost SA R420-million in the past year and has increased by 146%, the South African Banking Risk Information Centre says.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 July 2008

In Brazil, middle class dreams built on credit

Housekeeper Leonides de Moraes is part of the emerging middle class fuelling Brazil’s economic revival — but try telling her that.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 June 2008

‘Market will grow, diversify’

Many card issuers offer the budget facility as a vehicle for card holders to consolidate their existing debt and — in return — they offer customers an incentive in the pricing, in the form of preferential interest rates.

By David Jackson
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Article
/ 9 June 2008

Debit cards boosted by NCA

The rising popularity of debit cards complements the traditional credit card market.

By David Jackson
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Article
/ 9 June 2008

Better credit pricing on the cards

Credit card initiatives and product innovations — many related to pricing — are about to be spawned in the marketplace as a direct result of the challenges the National Credit Act (NCA) originally posed to the banking fraternity.

By David Jackson
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Article
/ 6 June 2008

Spend today, pay tomorrow

The South African credit card industry is bracing itself for a new round of innovation and competition.

By David Jackson

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