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|  | | FNB is expanding its extensive footprint in local markets by deploying over 300 community bankers in the next few months...read |
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 | Over 320 million credit cards to be issued globally by 2027, as digital card issuance platforms expand into new markets... Read |
| Accounting & Auditing |
 | Nick Balkin has been appointed chief investment officer (CIO) at Foord Asset Management South Africa... Read |
| Banking |
 | In an industry first,The Nedbank IMC and the Effie Awards South Africa will partner this year... Read |
 | Santam has appointed Gugu Mtetwa as the company's executive head of strategy and investor relations, with effect from 1 February 2023... Read |
 | Discovery Bank has announced its new Vitality Travel offering, the ability for clients to find and book discounted flights - domestically and internationally... Read |
 | Mama Money - a rapidly growing fintech that offers cross-border money transfer and banking services - has partnered with AFC Commercial Bank, a market leader in Zimbabwe with a reliable and robust payout network... Read |
 | Small, medium and macro enterprises (SMMEs) collectively are the largest employment sector in South Africa and the biggest creator of new jobs. And yet, the vast majority of employers in this sector don't offer employee benefits... Read |
 | ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP On Thursday, 26 January 2023, Capital Finance International (CFI) named Access Bank South Africa the Best Business Banking Solutions in South Africa for 2022... Read |
 | Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is now operating from a New York based representative office, to facilitate greater US business flows into the African continent... Read |
 | The Bank of England has raised its interest rates by half a point... Read |
| Economy |
 | South Africa slips one point in the rankings of the global index measuring perceptions of public-sector corruption around the world... Read |
 | South Africa recorded a budget surplus of R44.9 bn ($2.60bn) in December... Read |
 | ANAIT MIRIDZHANIAN South African manufacturing activity remained in positive terrain in January, as a decline in employment and new sales orders was offset by growth in business activity and inventories... Read |
| Education & Training |
 | ISSUED BY SAICA The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Saica) is pleased to announce the accreditation of the Institute of Accounting Sciences' (IAS) Integrated Learning Professional Course (ILPC), effective January 2023... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | South Africa's fast-growing wills and estates administrator, Capital Legacy and the diversified financial services group Sanlam Limited (Sanlam) are joining forces... Read |
 | In an arid investment landscape, Lulalend, the South Africa-based digital lender catering to under-served small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has finalised a transformational $35m (R600m) Series B funding round... Read |
| Fintech |
 | The new digital payments platform currently processes over four million transactions per day and over $60bn of digital transactions a year... Read |
 | A new global study from CoinJournal reveals the countries that have had the most success in the cryptocurrency industry looking at factors including the number of owners, crypto gains and number of companies and start-ups... Read |
| Insurance & Actuarial |
 | South African medical schemes are starting to bounce back when it comes to measuring the gap between what customers expect and what they perceive to receive in return for their premium and loyalty... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | Over the past few weeks, ChatGPT has been one of the most talked-about new products in the tech world... Read |
 | Following the surprise resignation of David Hufton, Magda Wierzycka is set to return as chief executive officer of Sygnia with effect from 1 May... Read |
 | Atos, Société Générale, OpenWay, and Thales are among the payment-oriented companies on the list of 120 western brands that have divested from Russia... Read |
 | ANDRE CILLIERS On Monday morning we saw the dollar index quoted at its highest level for the year... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | ASHLIN PERUMALL, FATIMA ISMAIL AND GABRIEL RYBKO Crypto asset advertisements are now regulated in South Africa, and crypto advertisers should be aware of the new requirements applicable to them... Read |
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 | The programme aims to empower and support women founders on the continent by providing resources and opportunities for them to scale their startups and address African problems... Read |
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 | The first of our exclusive #BizTrends2023 interviews is with Dion Chang, trend expert and founder of Flux Trends... Read |
 | In another exclusive #BizTrends2023 interview, Dali Tembo, CEO and co-founder of The Culture Foundry Co. gives insights into Gen Z in Africa... Read |
 | Kantar's Ndeye Diagne says the next era of trends is refocusing and prioritising essentials... Read |
 | In terms of spending categories, topping the list were grocery stores and supermarkets at R26bn, and betting outlets (including lottery tickets, casino gambling and off-track betting) at R11.7bn... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE The Investec Cape Town Art Fair returns in 2023, making this its 10th edition of the ever-popular contemporary art fair in Africa... Read |
 | It's impact all round, as the month-long #BizTrends2023: Big Impact! festival reaches its climax with Flux Trends partner Bronwyn Williams... Read |
 | Eskom has announced it would implement Stage 5 and 6 load shedding this week, citing breakdowns at its power plants... Read |
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