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Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

SMEs

Access Bank named “Best Financier for Women Entrepreneurs in Africa” at 2025 Global SME Finance Awards

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 13 Oct 2025

People walk next to a Standard Chartered banner, on the first day of the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 15 January 2024. Reuters/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Standard Chartered ordered to pay costs, not damages, in Chinese bond saga

Marc Jones and Chris Mfula 11 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Robert Gwerengwe, WesBank's new CEO.

Banking

WesBank taps 19-year industry veteran Robert Gwerengwe for CEO role

1 Sep 2025

Absa CEO targets retail growth in SA and scale on the continent

Banking & Finance

Absa CEO targets retail growth in SA and scale on the continent

Nqobile Dludla 19 Aug 2025

Pick n Pay partners with Capitec for in-store banking across 1,400 locations

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay partners with Capitec for in-store banking across 1,400 locations

12 Aug 2025

Source: Supplied. Joelene Pierce, who is set to take up the reins as CEO of KPMG in South Africa from 1 March 2026.

Finance

Joelene Pierce set to assume role as KPMG SA CEO

6 Aug 2025

Source: FNB Credit Card Data Science Head: Akshay Bhayroo.

Banking

Surge in virtual card usage signals Gen Z's financial evolution

26 Jun 2025

Access Bank drives intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference

Events & Conferencing

Access Bank drives intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 18 Mar 2025

Checkers is one of SA's leading retail brands. Source: Shoprite Holdings.

Branding

Banking, retail and telecoms power SA’s brand value to over R600bn in 2025

6 Mar 2025

Omnisient launches AI tool to bring ChatGPT-like simplicity to drawing answers from complex data

Data & Analytics

Omnisient launches AI tool to bring ChatGPT-like simplicity to drawing answers from complex data

Issued by Omnisient 24 Jan 2025

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Banking

Access Bank enters agreement to acquire 100% stake In South Africa based Bidvest Bank

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Standard Chartered mulls sale of wealth, retail operations in Africa

28 Nov 2024

From start-up to industry contender – VCCB set to disrupt the credit bureau landscape

Financial Services

From start-up to industry contender – VCCB set to disrupt the credit bureau landscape

Issued by VeriCred Credit Bureau 13 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

HSBC shifts SA customers to FirstRand and Absa, as it exits the country

Lawrence White 26 Sep 2024

Source: Africanbank CEO, Kennedy Bungane.

Banking

#AfricaMonth: Kennedy Bungane champions Africanbank's expansion

Katja Hamilton 31 May 2024

Source: © 123rf The latest Scopen study shows that the percentage of clients not concerned by competitive conflict in their sector within an agency has grown from 21,3% in 2019 to 40% now

Marketing

Trust and wanting a specific agency overcomes competitive conflict for clients

15 May 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Capitec expects loan losses to be within target in 2025

Nqobile Dludla 23 Apr 2024

Stellantis and Société Générale join forces with Caetano Squadra Africa for vehicle sales in Africa

Commercial & Industrial

Stellantis and Société Générale join forces with Caetano Squadra Africa for vehicle sales in Africa

27 Feb 2024

Image supplied. Hohm Energy’s Ho Ho Hohm… the gift that keeps on giving social media campaign is a play on the stereotypical festive season commercial

Advertising

Ho Ho Hohm… the gift that keeps on giving

20 Nov 2023

Source: The deal will solidify Absa's presence and influence in the retail banking sector in Mauritius.

Banking

HSBC announces sale of Mauritius businesses to Absa

14 Nov 2023

The future of retail banking design: More than just a space to keep your cash

Banking & Finance

The future of retail banking design: More than just a space to keep your cash

Adrian Whines, Issued by BrandDNA 26 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Pick ‘n Pay’s expansion to offer financial services at its till has led to an 60% year-on-year increase in cash withdrawals in Pick n Pay stores last year

Banking & Finance

Pick 'n Pay's expansion into financial services pays off

9 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Mastercard accelerates the removal of first-use, PVC plastics from payment cards

11 Apr 2023

Business finance pivot: are marketplaces or banks better for SMEs?

Funding

Business finance pivot: are marketplaces or banks better for SMEs?

Lara Du Plessis 13 Feb 2023

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

Services

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

31 Jan 2023

SA's first B2B client experience handbook

CRM, CX, UX

SA's first B2B client experience handbook

Issued by Tinkwe Communications 30 Nov 2022

Branding

Behind the FNB rebrand

19 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Discovery features fourth on the 2022 Fortune Change the World list

10 Oct 2022

Source: Capitec.

Banking

Capitec's share price dives after interim results despite CEO's cautiously optimistic tone

Georgina Crouth 3 Oct 2022

Banking

Standard Bank launches free virtual internships

14 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied. Wim De Bruyn, Capitec chief information officer.

Trends

The top tech trends transforming digital banking

8 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Financial Services

8th Africa Bank 4.0 Summit: promoting digital innovation within the African fiscal sector

3 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. Coen Jonker has been appointed CEO of TymeBank in South Africa.

Financial Services

Tyme Group in leadership overhaul

26 May 2022

Gen Alpha: The next economic force

Marketing & Media

Gen Alpha: The next economic force

12 Apr 2022

Source: iStock.

Banking

Big 5 Banks under pressure to differentiate on customer satisfaction and experience

4 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Absa Group appoints Arrie Rautenbach as CEO

29 Mar 2022

Kantar BrandZ lesson 7 of 7: Capitec Bank on making a meaningful difference with an entrepreneurial mindset

Branding

Kantar BrandZ lesson 7 of 7: Capitec Bank on making a meaningful difference with an entrepreneurial mindset

Issued by Kantar 2 Mar 2022

Financial Services

African Bank promotes its CFO

11 Feb 2022

Finance

Exploring the inter-connectedness of commitment, delight, and loyalty in SA retail banking

Mornay Roberts-Lombard 21 Jan 2022

Source: Source: ©Standard Bank

Banking

Standard Bank launches 'How about now' campaign to make dreams come true

15 Nov 2021

Source: © avemario

Banking

Banks: transform digitally or die

15 Sep 2021

#Newsmaker: African Bank appoints Sbusiso Kumalo as CMO

Marketing

#Newsmaker: African Bank appoints Sbusiso Kumalo as CMO

Evan-Lee Courie 31 Aug 2021

Simone Cooper, head, Business Clients South Africa, Standard Bank

Banking

#WomensMonth: Standard Bank's Simone Cooper asks, "How does your business grow?"

Nicci Botha 4 Aug 2021

Goodbye Grobank, hello Access Bank South Africa

Banking

Goodbye Grobank, hello Access Bank South Africa

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 11 May 2021

Trust - a competitive differentiator in retail banking

Banking

Trust - a competitive differentiator in retail banking

Mornay Roberts-Lombard 6 May 2021

The battle of the banks hits a high in digital Covid economy

Banking

The battle of the banks hits a high in digital Covid economy

15 Mar 2021