Banking | Bizcommunity

Banking | Bizcommunity

News

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

CRM

Loyalty programmes lose value when shoppers cannot keep up

Byron Rode 15 hours

Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT enters global ranking of most impersonated brands

18 hours

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

SMEs

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

1 day

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

Banking & Finance

Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

1 day

Disruptor brands cash in on SA’s retail banking sector

Banking & Finance

Disruptor brands cash in on SA’s retail banking sector

Issued by Caxton Media 2 days

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

Banking

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 3 days

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB SA) has announced the finalists for the 2026 Bookmark Awards (Image supplied)

Digital

#Bookmarks2026 | All the IAB South Africa 2026 Bookmark Awards finalists

17 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

Regent launches digital banking qualification for South Africa's evolving financial sector

17 Jul 2026

Absa mobilises thousands across Africa during Mandela Month, delivering food security, skills and hope

CSI & Philanthropy

Absa mobilises thousands across Africa during Mandela Month, delivering food security, skills and hope

Issued by OnPoint PR 16 Jul 2026

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Agriculture

South African agriculture is moving beyond cycles as permanent change takes hold

Daneel Rossouw 16 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters/Ricci Shryock

E-commerce

A hidden pipeline brings Amazon and Walmart to African shoppers

Jessica Donati 16 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Retail & Hospitality Property

MDS Architecture sets new benchmark for regional retail design

Katja Hamilton 16 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Banking

Social Finance First: Standard Bank pioneers $29m Helios Towers facility

15 Jul 2026

The second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer shows that South Africa's youth have not lowered their ambitions. They are adapting to a new reality where the path to independence, stability and opportunity is more complex (Image source: © 123rf )

Youth Marketing

SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality

14 Jul 2026

Karl Haechler, CEO, Burson Africa, says being visible in an AI-generated answer is not the same as being believed (Image supplied)

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Visibility without credibility is just exposure without influence

Karl Haechler 14 Jul 2026

Image credit: on Pexels

Talent Acquisition

South Africa’s AI talent shortage exposes flawed hiring models

Botha van der Vyver 13 Jul 2026

Some of South Africa’s 31 CMOs on the inaugural Africa CMO 100 list who were honoured at an event last week (Image supplied)

Marketing

SA celebrates top CMOs, named on Africa CMO 100 list

14 Jul 2026

FNB has named Linda Kachingwe-Sisya as its new CMO. Source: FNB.

Marketing

FNB names new CMO as Faye Mfikwe exits role after 19 years

13 Jul 2026

Image supplied.

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

How loadshedding led to South Africa finding its perfect sunspot

13 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Taxation & Regulation

Massive payment change: Sarb’s QR+ could simplify checkout nationwide

13 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. New RMB Corporate chief executive officer, Judy Kobus.

Banking

Judy Kobus named RMB corporate CEO

10 Jul 2026

HR Tools & Software

Poor workplace tech costs SA companies millions, study finds

10 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Fintech

How one fintech provider is accelerating AI adoption across 1,500 banks

9 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Banking

South African banks face a new AI warning on trust and consent

10 Jul 2026

Newlyn concludes R5bn of financing with Absa CIB to execute logistics development pipeline

Distribution

Newlyn concludes R5bn of financing with Absa CIB to execute logistics development pipeline

Issued by Catchwords 8 Jul 2026

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Banking

Banks have a massive digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

Issued by Location Bank 8 Jul 2026

The number that should keep South African telecommunications executives awake at night: -25%

Telecoms & Networks

The number that should keep South African telecommunications executives awake at night: -25%

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 8 Jul 2026

SA fintech Bridgement raises R330m as banks back AI-powered business lending

Fintech

SA fintech Bridgement raises R330m as banks back AI-powered business lending

Issued by Bridgement 7 Jul 2026

Compliance is not a marketing strategy, trust is, says Irene Gregory, CEO of the IMM Institute (Image supplied)

Advertising

Compliance is not a marketing strategy; trust is - just ask the ARB

Irene Gregory 7 Jul 2026

Sasol, Enoch Godongwana and titans celebrated at 2026 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards

Media

Sasol, Enoch Godongwana and titans celebrated at 2026 Nedbank Oliver Top Empowerment Awards

Issued by Topco Media 7 Jul 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

The real cost of failed debit orders is bigger than most businesses think

Pieter Brand 7 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. Lasbery Oludimu; Yellow Card Group VP of Operations and MD of Yellow Card Nigeria.

Fintech

PayPal and Visa may need Africa’s stablecoin expertise soon

Lasbery Oludimu 7 Jul 2026

Standard Bank expands SME export programme with DHL Express

SMEs

Standard Bank expands SME export programme with DHL Express

6 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mixed-Use Property

Golden Acre redevelopment brings homes, shops and workspaces to Cape Town CBD

6 Jul 2026

World PR Day

#WPRD2026 | Always on, not always seen: The women leading in financial services

Tracy Jones 6 Jul 2026

Mining

Former Anglo American investor head appointed at Sibanye-Stillwater

1 Jul 2026

MO Agency releases SA's most extensive AI Visibility study of LLM band recommendations by industry

Artificial Intelligence

MO Agency releases SA's most extensive AI Visibility study of LLM band recommendations by industry

Issued by MO Agency 1 Jul 2026

The API Awards – A decade of recognising the continent’s boldest deals and developments

Industrial & Logistics Property

The API Awards – A decade of recognising the continent’s boldest deals and developments

Issued by API Events 30 Jun 2026

Your dashboard is lying to you: Why brands keep missing the 1 trillion rands township economy

Advertising

Your dashboard is lying to you: Why brands keep missing the 1 trillion rands township economy

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 29 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

China approves Standard Bank, ICBC for Africa yuan clearing

Colleen Goko 26 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Happy Ralinala, chief executive officer of Personal Banking, African Bank.

Banking

African Bank appoints new personal banking chief as it targets growth

26 Jun 2026

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

SMEs

Integrated support models that combine funding with skills development are key to 'missing middle'

Noluvo Nela, Issued by Edge Growth 25 Jun 2026

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Distribution

Couriers on the front line of job creation

Issued by Fastway Couriers 25 Jun 2026

The Department of Social Development underspent on social grants in the 2025/26 financial year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

R4.8-billion meant for social grants goes unspent

Marecia Damons 25 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Zweli Manyathi, African Bank interim group chief executive officer.

Banking

R624m loss but capital ratio 25.8% keeps African Bank standing

25 Jun 2026

Image source: wirestock from

Tax Law

Recycled gold doesn't qualify for zero-rating under VAT Act: ConCourt

24 Jun 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Chartered explores sale of Bahrain wealth and retail unit

Hadeel Al Sayegh 23 Jun 2026