08/06/2019

Banking union plans largest strike since 1920

South African lenders are cutting jobs as they seek ways to lower costs and contend with slow economic growth and fresh competition in the industry from branchless, digital entrants such as TymeBank and insurer Discovery.

08/06/2019

Nigeria: The new policy on loan monitoring

Failure to meet the minimum requirement will result in a levy of additional Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) which is the minimum amount of the total deposits that commercial banks are statutorily required to keep as reserve with the apex bank.

08/06/2019

Nedbank pledges US$140m support

Nedbank Zimbabwe also has a US$15 million tobacco pre and post-shipment facility, a US$15 million Nedbank group tobacco pre and post-shipment and a US$35 million facility for letters of credit for facilitation of imports of strategic commodities.

08/05/2019

Africa demands taxing rights on digital economy

Further, tax administrations have been challenged to invest in retraining their tax officers to equip them with the necessary tools to address the challenges of digitalisation as well as tackling other tax issues such as taxing the informal sector, extrac

08/04/2019

How Islamic Banking will operate in Uganda

Parties to any transaction in this banking system are obliged to conduct their business affairs, with a focus on what is permissible and lawful under Sharia law.

08/01/2019

Sasfin Bank Sanctioned for Non-Compliance

"It should be noted that the administrative sanctions were not imposed because Sasfin Bank was found to have facilitated transactions involving money laundering or the financing of terrorism," said the SARB.