Don't fall prey to banking fraud, keep these 10 tips in mind

Se-Anne Rall|Published

With the festive season fast approaching, criminals are also gearing up for a shopping spree of a different sort. With this in mind, Standard Bank is urging people ...

FNB sees increased demand of Krugerrands on its trading platforms

Staff Reporter|Published

Over the last year, FNB said it assisted with facilitating the delivery of over 2 200 Krugerrands on its trading platforms.

Here are some quick reads for this week

Staff Reporter|Published

PF highlights some quick reads for this week.

The impact of technology on the future of digital banking

Opinion|Published

The banking sector faces a significant challenge in embracing digital transformation.

Ombudsman for banking services honours the banks best at resolving complaints

Staff Reporter|Published

Steyn recognised those banks and their staff that had delivered excellent service and performance.

Close to a third of SA’s population is underbanked: report

Given Majola|Published

There were 19 million underbanked individuals in the country, and over one million micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises still transacting exclusively in cash. ...

Ruan Jooste’s Rants and Cents: Can the mutual society mould make things better?

Ruan Jooste|Published

According to media reports mutual societies are enjoying a renaissance in the financial services sector in some parts of the world.

Digital currency: What it means for financial inclusion and private banking

Staff Reporter|Published

The world’s central banks understand that the future of money is digital. As payments shift online, the use of cash declines and the fortunes of crypto assets rise ...

The driving forces of change in the banking landscape

Staff Reporter|Published

A South African Banking Consumer study, released recently by Accenture, revealed that four major developments in banking are driving the reinvention of the industry’s ...

PEP Instant Money irregularities oversold

Given Majola|Published

Social media posts alleged that the PEP store money transfer facility was not reliable because the money transferred using this store's facility was sometimes withdrawn ...

Regulator asks for input on open finance proposals

Martin Hesse|Published

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) recently conducted presentations and released a draft position paper on open finance, inviting input from the financial ...

When your bank treats you as just a number…

Martin Hesse|Published

Two rulings against (unnamed) banks recorded in the latest annual report of the Ombudsman for Banking Services show that customers often fall through the cracks ...

When do zero fees really mean zero?

Staff Reporter|Published

Zero fees may keep capital safe by preventing the capital being eroded by fees and boost returns, says financial services provider, Fedgroup. But not all zero fee ...

Run on Numbers: SA Reserve Bank’s Financial Stability Review: Idiosyncratic factors amplify risks

Corrie Kruger|Published

The Bond premium (Spread values) between the bonds of the two currencies are as depicted above for the various maturity terms. The market is King and if the above ...

Fraud remains a big problem for banking customers

Dieketseng Maleke|Published

Banking fraud, related to current accounts and internet banking remains high on the list of complaints to the Ombud for Banking Services South Africa (OBS), although ...

Ruan Jooste’s Rants and Cents: The leg of banking the Brazilians have waxed

Ruan Jooste|Published

Recent research shows 86% of South Africans regularly use cash, with 95% withdrawing money from ATMs at least once a month, which serves as a reminder that cash ...

PayShap might change the way you do banking

Opinion|Published

PayShap launched on 13 March, in collaboration with the South African Reserve Bank and developed with BankServAfrica as an intermediary of a new modernised real-time ...

Words on Wealth: Failure of badly-run banks causes the jitters

Martin Hesse|Published

The recent banking crisis – the collapse of a handful of small US banks and one very big European one – has caused jitters in financial circles. This may partly ...

Know the risks of a shared bank account and bond

Martin Hesse|Published

While being open with each other about your finances is to be applauded, couples need to think carefully of the implications before sharing a bank account, or taking ...