Business News Today Data Releases Raises Doubts on SA’s Economy Yesterday saw a string of data releases in South Africa (SA) with the SA Reserve bank releasing it’s quarterly bulletin…
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In the evolving landscape of Africa’s digital economy, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a boost for financial transactions with major currency restrictions and often shortfalls hindering payments, crypto products are providing…
The reports on the US potentially removing South Africa from the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) system emerged prominently in late August 2025, amid escalating US-South Africa tensions…
In this episode of Business Chat on BizTech Africa, host Greg Stewart chats with Michele Jennings, CE of Glu, a division of the Provident Society PPS. Our discussion covers the…
The Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, operates in 20 sub-Saharan African countries, four global financial centres, and two offshore hubs, totalling 26 countries of operation. With such…
African Bank has launched a fully online Micro, Small & MediumEnterprise (MSME) lending platform, offering business term loans, revolving lines of credit and invoice financing. The new solution, initially targeted at MSMEs…
While nations with developing economies often do need to seek funding to expand and build things such as infrastructure to support economic growth, there is a fine line between sensible…
The South African economy has faced significant challenges in recent years, including sluggish growth, high unemployment, and persistent corruption scandals draining the country of much needed capital input. With the…
Background Context With the African Business funding trend having hit a negative trajectory in 2024, we take a look at the potential for business start-ups to raise capital in a…
In this conversation, Greg Stewart interviews Anbann Chetti, the CFO of African Bank, discussing the bank’s journey, growth, and strategic goals. Anban Chetty, with a long career in Banking in…
