10/28/2021

Downgrade warning for South Africa

In a research note published this week, Bishop said that the ruling ANC has attempted to move quicker on structural reforms

10/20/2021

Is South Africa a Playground for Cybercriminals?

Our findings show that locally, South Africa was in the top 30 countries in the world (#27) to be targeted by malware attacks, and in the top 20 (#19) to fall victim to email threats related to COVID-19.

10/13/2021

Open Finance vs Open Banking

During 2020, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (“FSCA”) conducted an Open Finance survey involving more than seventy companies ranging from Fintech start-ups to large financial service providers.

10/05/2021

West Africa’s Top Banks in 2021

For another year, Zenith Bank tops the regional table for West and Central Africa in our survey of Africa's 100 Top Banks, with tier 1 capital up 15% to $2.3bn.