Broadcasting and media
Clients urged to use digital channels as bank strike looms
South African banks are urging clients to use digital channels as the industry prepares for what could be its biggest strike since 1920.
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Banking
Nedbank moves its IT into the cloud with Microsoft deal
Nedbank has partnered with Microsoft to migrate components of its IT infrastructure into the cloud, the financial services company said on Monday.
News
Less ambition is a good thing in treasury’s economic plan
South Africa’s sixth blueprint in 25 years to boost economic growth and job creation may succeed where the previous ones have failed – by being less ambitious.
In-depth
How companies are hoovering up our personal data
Few people bother to read the lengthy legal documents when signing a new cellular contract, opening a bank account or signing up for a new e-mail address. They should.
News
Netcare, Founders Factory to invest in health-tech start-ups
Tech accelerator and incubator Founders Factory Africa has struck a deal with healthcare provider Netcare Group to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to build and scale health-tech start-ups in Africa.
Banking
FNB, Capitec tied for South Africa’s best digital bank
First National Bank and Capitec have tied for the title of South Africa’s best digital bank in research agency Columinate | Insight Consulting’s latest SITEisfaction survey.
Podcasts
TalkCentral: Ep 262 – ‘Return of the cheese grater’
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg chat about the big announcements from Apple’s developer conference, including the new Mac Pro.
Banking
Here’s how many branches banks have shut in the last decade
The country’s big four traditional banks – Absa, FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank – have together shut 695 branches since their respective peaks in the earlier part of this decade.
Banking
Standard Bank shuts even more branches than planned – full list
Standard Bank has announced the full list of branches that have been or will be closed, as part of the realignment of “its retail and business banking delivery model”.
Banking
Standard Bank doubles down on cloud with Microsoft deal
Weeks after announcing a comprehensive cloud computing deal with Amazon Web Services, Standard Bank said it has signed a strategic partnership with AWS rival Microsoft.