Financial Services Wallpost Africa

Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.
[Katja Hamilton] Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams unpacks interesting new funding models being developed for entrepreneurs at GEC+ Africa...

Posted 13 days ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Source: Postbank/Facebook.
Source: Postbank/Facebook.
[Katja Hamilton] Postbank collaborates with Tembo Investment Group to streamline Sassa R350 SRD grant collection...

Posted 1 month ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: A journey to Apex Group's first chief marketing officer

Source: Supplied. Rosie Guest, chief marketing and communications officer at Apex Group.
Source: Supplied. Rosie Guest, chief marketing and communications officer at Apex Group.
[Katja Hamilton] Explore Rosie Guest's journey in transforming Apex Group's marketing and communications function...

Posted 8 months ago | Like
Bobby Madhav
SOUTH AFRICA
10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show

Source: Supplied. Bobby Madhav, FNB's head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance.
Source: Supplied. Bobby Madhav, FNB's head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance.
[Bobby Madhav] South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R16.1bn in February 2023 compared to a deficit of R22.7bn in January 2023, and higher than the market forecast of a R14.3bn shortfall...

Posted 11 months ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
Can QR code payments co-exist in a tap-to-pay world?

Source:
Source: Pexels
[Katja Hamilton] Offering the right payment method to customers can mean the difference between whether they pay and convert with you or whether they go to a competitor to shop somewhere else...

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
FNB, Standard Bank, Absa and Nedbank offer first cloud-based instant payments service

Source: Supplied. Fundi Tshazibana, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank announces the launch of Payshap!
Source: Supplied. Fundi Tshazibana, deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank announces the launch of Payshap!
[Katja Hamilton] SA launches the first national cloud-based real-time interbank payment service...

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa's biggest e-commerce players rebrand under PayFast

Source: Supplied. Regional managing director, southern Africa and Palops at Network International, Chris Wood, and Brendon Williamson, managing director at Payfast.
Source: Supplied. Regional managing director, southern Africa and Palops at Network International, Chris Wood, and Brendon Williamson, managing director at Payfast.
[Katja Hamilton] PayFast has officially announced a rebrand, one that sees it representing the offerings of both PayGate and SID - whose respective brands have been dissolved - under Network International...

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
R25m facility gears up to shake up the banking industry through novel distribution model

Source: Crossgate.
Source: Crossgate.
[Katja Hamilton] The first 100% South African-owned Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) card personalisation facility was launched 35km from Cape Town...

Posted 1 year ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
Strike calls for imminent sign-in of the National Basic Income Act

[Katja Hamilton] With so many South Africans living in deep poverty, the National Basic Income Act could be the lifeline they're waiting for...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Katja Hamilton
SOUTH AFRICA
Call to legalise work access restrictions for unvaccinated

Source:
Source: Pexels
[Katja Hamilton] Business for SA aims to drive up vaccinations by implementing vaccine mandates and access restrictions...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: Prudential's Leshni Dial-Harikaran on the beauty of a perfectly balanced spreadsheet

Leshni Dial-Harikaran, credit analyst, fixed income team, Prudential Investment Managers
Leshni Dial-Harikaran, credit analyst, fixed income team, Prudential Investment Managers
[Nicci Botha] As a typical Capricorn, Leshni Dial-Harikaran says she likes order and structure and really enjoys beauty, whether it be in nature, design, cars or a perfectly balanced excel spreadsheet...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#BehindtheBrandManager: Lucy Lightfoot from RMB

Lucy Lightfoot, head of brand and integrated marketing, RMB
Lucy Lightfoot, head of brand and integrated marketing, RMB
[Nicci Botha] For any organisation, whatever the industry, the concept of a brand is not just important but a business imperative when it comes to establishing a foothold in the market...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#BehindtheBrandManager: Sibongile Sibanda of Liberty

Sibongile Sibanda, group executive for brand and integrated marketing, Liberty
Sibongile Sibanda, group executive for brand and integrated marketing, Liberty
[Nicci Botha] Sibongile Sibanda, Liberty's group executive for brand and integrated marketing, believes that the financial services environment is an exciting space for communicators because it exists in highly emotive territory...

Posted 2 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: Prepare, prepare, prepare, says Nandipha Solomon

Nandipha Solomon
Nandipha Solomon
[Nicci Botha] In this Covid-19 era, being able to communicate with dexterity and effectively on online platforms has become extremely important...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: "Be a human being, not a human doing," says Hilary Dudley

Hilary Dudley, managing director, Citadel Fiduciary
Hilary Dudley, managing director, Citadel Fiduciary
[Nicci Botha] Hilary Dudley is the managing director of Citadel Fiduciary. What she finds most satisfying about her job is knowing that she helps clients address their problems and allay their fears and thus make a positive impact...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: Always remember you've earned your position, says Peregrine's Bianca Botes

Bianca Botes, executive director, Peregrine Treasury Solutions
Bianca Botes, executive director, Peregrine Treasury Solutions
[Nicci Botha] If she could go back and give advice to her younger self, Bianca Botes, executive director at Peregrine Treasury Solutions, says it would be to stop doubting herself, because everything she needs to be successful is already inside her.

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#WomensMonth: The glass ceiling isn't shatterproof - Sanisha Packirisamy

Sanisha Packirisamy, economist at Momentum Investments
Sanisha Packirisamy, economist at Momentum Investments
[Nicci Botha] There will be times when you are a lone female voice in a room of male counterparts, but it is important to trust your skills, express your point of view, stand firm and walk tall...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#LockdownLessons: Regulation has made financial services resilient to crisis, says Richard Rattue

Richard Rattue, MD, Compli-Serve
Richard Rattue, MD, Compli-Serve
[Nicci Botha] Richard Rattue of Compli-Serve says the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the fintech and working from home revolution. It has created a new normal that is going to be around for a long time..

Posted 3 years ago | Like
Nicci Botha
SOUTH AFRICA
#LockdownLessons: People are realising the importance of saving for a rainy day, says Llewellyn Allen

Llewellyn Allen, head of marketing, Metropolitan
Llewellyn Allen, head of marketing, Metropolitan
[Nicci Botha] Llewellyn Allen, Metropolitan's head of marketing, explains how the financial services giant is navigating the rapidly changing world we find ourselves in...

Posted 3 years ago | Like
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