Samsung’s tap-and-go payments platform, Samsung Pay, is now live in a trial phase for Standard Bank customers. This follows the soft-launch of the service earlier this month with Absa.
Standard Bank Group has allocated R10-billion to fund energy projects in South Africa as the continent’s largest lender by assets grows more confident in its home market and invests in riskier ventures.
First National Bank has squeaked past Capitec to be named South Africa’s best digital bank, according to a new, independent study by Columinate. The insights agency on Monday released its seventh annual
Retail giant Shoprite has partnered with Standard Bank, Google and global financial technology company Celbux to launch a mobile money platform for its customers. The service, called Shoprite Money, is a
First National Bank’s deliberate move to aggressively shift transaction to its mobile app from other digital (and physical) channels is paying off handsomely. If recent trends are sustained – and there’s no indication that they
Standard Bank is drawing fire from clients across social media following an apparent network failure across its self-service channels. Customers have, since early morning, complained that they are unable to
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Jacob Zuma’s resignation and the possibility of a major overhaul of the departments that…
Standard Bank is building a mobile virtual network operator, according to well-placed industry sources. The bank has hired former Virgin Mobile South Africa CEO Steve Bailey to its executive team. Standard Bank is
MTN Group plans to raise about $500m from the sale of shares in its Nigerian business during the first half of the year, fulfilling the terms of a deal struck with the West African nation to settle a record
BrandsEye, a company that mines social media to determine people’s view on topics from elections to companies, has found that Capitec is South Africa’s most loved bank among social media users. The annual