Banking Industry
latest news & developments
How the 4IR is turning SA’s banking systems into a crime scene
As digital banking gains popularity, criminals have adjusted their online and social engineering tactics
The crucial role played by any industry body in the retirement sector
Upskilling is essential, and local industry rates IRFA’s contribution highly
Discovery launches ‘tech-led’ bank
The purpose of the bank is making people healthy in a financial sense says Discovery CEO Adrian Gore
Customers to benefit from disruption in retail banking, says FNB
The bank’s vision is to be a trusted money manager
‘Judgment day’ looms for Australia’s scandal-hit banks
A decade ago the sector was lauded for emerging unscathed from the global financial crisis and avoiding the risky investments that doomed their peers
EFF offering a solution to the dominance of banking’s Big Five
Many argue such banks will allow the unbanked entry and offer appropriate banking products and services, including to small and medium enterprises
Court sees red over UFO guru’s crusade
Michael Tellinger has promised he will shake the banking industry’s foundations and expose it as "manipulative, dishonest and law-breaking".
Business owners told not to rely too heavily on banks
SA business owners are urged to make funding provisions to protect their businesses from market fluctuations but may need to look to other sources.
Nine million South Africans stash their cash at home
A FinScope survey has shown that these South Africans don’t use financial institutions and choose rather to borrow from friends and family.
Downturn is levelling out
Banks are working more closely with clients to try and restructure home-loan payments rather than to repossess.
Banking on security in Baghdad
Iraq’s private sector is weak and basic, and for most Iraqis commerce is still cash-based.
EU backs new banking rules
EU leaders will agree more steps on Friday to avert a repeat of the banking crisis that has sapped the world economy.
SARB: SA banks protected against global crisis
South African banks have been largely protected against the direct effects of the global financial crisis, the South Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.
Nigerian banks groan under global liquidity crunch
Nigeria’s regulatory authorities have long persisted in painting a rosy picture of the country’s banks despite the global financial meltdown.
Banking on the personal
It is time to put on your lipstick and best suit and make friends with your bank manager, writes Maya Fisher-French.