Wealth and Asset Management

New wealth of top 1% surges by over $33.9 trillion since 2015

Standard Chartered wraps up divestment of Tanzania operations to Access Bank

South Africa’s newest billionaire CEO cashing in R1.3 billion in shares

AI-Personalised Video Technology

National wealth and growth – Everest Wealth’s next chapter

South Africa officially has a new dollar billionaire

Executive Moves

TUHF announces AJ Rothman as next CEO

Equity Group overhauls board, appointing 6 Global finance & development leaders

Nedbank Private Wealth Chief Executive joins PIMFA’s Board

BII Appoints Sylvia Monthe as Coverage Director for Francophone West and Central Africa

TG Holdings appoints Tunde Macaulay as Group Managing Director

IBM Consulting appoints Lula Mohanty as Managing Partner for Middle East & Africa

Legal

Banks sued for selling repossessed homes for R1,000, and Eskom’s days are numbered

Court declares Absa’s accounting in ‘disarray’, dismisses attempt to attach property

Access Bank Asks Court to Freeze MTN’s Assets over Alleged N181bn Debt

Nigerian Court to Rule on Future of National Biometric Banking System

Access Bank faces charges over alleged diversion of N826 million

UBA moves to join suit challenging IBEDC sale

FinTech

Ecobank Partners Google Cloud for AI Financial Innovation

Protecting your bank apps from hackers

Lesaka inks $61m agreement to acquire Bank Zero in South Africa

South African fintech Lesaka to buy Bank Zero in digital banking push

FirstBank improves app with advanced facial biometric tech

FINASA Partners with Digital Finance Africa 2025 to Champion Fintech Growth Across South Africa

Retail Banking

Connecting Africa’s Payment Landscape: PAPSS Lands in Morocco Through Bank Al-Maghrib Agreement

Capitec’s growth dwarfs rivals as it closes in on FirstRand

Keystone Bank hosts SME business clinic

Jaiz Bank records 109% profit surge, declares 7kobo dividend

Nigerian banks resume international naira card transactions amid FX market confidence

Major banks closing ATMs across South Africa, except for one

Investment Banking

Full List of 17 Licensed Investment Banks Operating in Kenya

SA banks holding their own against offshore lenders, says BDO

CardinalStone Partners Limited Completes Acquisition of Radix Pension Managers

4 banks call it quits in South Africa in 2024

FBNQuest Asset Management Wins BAFI Award Excellence

HSBC leads as MENA’s top earner in investment banking fees

Alternative Investments

Zimbabwe hopes to service external debt

Everest Wealth’s 65% hedge fund return: Too good to be true?

EFG Hermes advises on the signing of landmark $190mln investment in Alameda Healthcare by DPI

Another bleak year as South Africa’s growth prospects cut in half

Kenya looks to privatise state assets to draw private-sector investments, says President Ruto

South Africa's Nedbank Considers Selling Stake in Ecobank Group

Comment, Analysis & Research

Top 20 Middle East and Africa banks by market cap, Q2 2025

Nigeria-Saint Lucia Bilateral Relations under PBAT: The Strategic Autonomy Components

Former Deputy President David Mabuza has died

Ghana inflation drops to 13.7% in June, lowest since December 2021

South Africa faces a tough call this month

65% of Kenyans Do Not Have a Bank Account, 87% Struggle with Access to Credit, Says Latest Research

Tax

Kieswetter kissing R28 billion a year goodbye

Tax return warning for anyone earning more than R500,000 a year

Trump imposes 30% tariffs on all SA goods

SARS apologises for downtime and glitches on tax day

Godongwana warns about a wealth or ‘apartheid redress’ tax in South Africa

Important information about work from home taxes in South Africa

Regulation,Tax & Compliance

Ghana cedi gains strength against US dollar year-on-year

African Development Bank approves $474.6mln loan to support South Africa's infrastructure governance, green growth

CBN Directs Banks to Submit Capital Plans, Gives 10 Days Deadline

Criminals targeting South Africans using banking apps and digital wallets on their phones

FG fines Multichoice N766m over privacy breaches

Ghana Approves $360mln World Bank Loan to Support 2025 Budget

ESG

Ecobank commits to environmental sustainability

Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves

South Africa: Standard Bank finances AIIM-backed NOA’s clean power projects

Absa’s Mauritius unit to nearly quadruple green loans by 2030

Carbon Markets Africa Summit: Unlocking Africa’s Carbon Wealth Through Integrity, Action and ...

African Development Bank Champions Mission 300, Launches Electricity Regulatory Index at 2025 Africa Energy Forum