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COMPETITOR BRAND ACTIVITY During the review period, many financial services firms prioritised diversification, fintech adoption and expansion to drive growth, with major players looking beyond...

The 2024 Sunday Times GenNext Awards has unveiled the country's most popular brands for 2024, based on a survey of 7 200 South Africans...

Ratings agency S&P has placed Transnet on credit watch due to concerns over its financial outlook. Despite Transnet’s ‘BB-‘ issuer credit rating and ‘zaAA-/zaA-1+’...

Standard Bank has reported low to mid-single-digit earnings growth for the ten months ended October 2024, impacted by currency devaluations in African markets which...

Alexforbes has reported that its total profit increased by 8% for the six months ended September 2024, with assets under administration and management increasing...

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and Prudential Authority (PA) have initiated a review of funeral insurance regulations to address concerns about the framework's...

Fintech startup Happy Pay won the People’s Choice award at the South African Startup Awards hosted by Startup Club ZA. The company has reported...

The National Metalworkers Union of South Africa (Numsa) has ended its strike at ArcelorMittal South Africa following constructive negotiations. The strike was initiated in...

AI chatbots and generative AI are reportedly gaining traction among local insurers, enabling them to better serve consumers while tackling issues like financial exclusion...

PayShap has launched a new feature called PayShap Request, allowing users to initiate instant payment requests through bank channels. Participating banks include African Bank,...