Banking & Money Tips articles

House prices increase gradually

4 April 2013 · Staff Writer

  There appears to be hope for the property market as house price index figures show a gradual increase.

Banks boost affordable housing loans

28 March 2013 · Staff Writer

Standard Bank and First National Bank aim to boost the affordable housing market.

New bonus benefits reward Absa customers

25 March 2013 · Staff Writer

Bonus Benefits puts cash back into Absa Rewards customers' pockets.

FNB and Absa promise to fix debit glitch

22 March 2013 · Staff Writer

First National Bank's (FNB) unauthorised debit instructions to Absa affects thousands of clients.

FNB stands ground on ANC advert backlash

22 January 2013 · Staff Writer

FNB is not going to axe its ‘2013 You can Help’ corporate ad campaign according to reports.

Will smaller asset managers save you money?

21 January 2013 · Staff Writer

Boutique asset managers now outperform their larger rivals and are competing on price too says one expert.

Capitec clients hit by Absa glitch will not be charged interest

8 January 2013 · Staff Writer

Capitec clients affected by the late deductions for payments made during December will not pay interest on negative balances.

Capitec customers hit by late transactions

7 January 2013 · Staff Writer

Capitec customers have been left out of pocket after some transactions were processed late.

Absa launches tap-and-go card

21 November 2012 · Staff Writer

Absa has launched a tap-and-go card aimed at people that hold a qualification and earn a minimum gross salary of R3, 000.

Payments processor leaks bank details

9 November 2012 · Staff Writer

A card payments processor has experienced a security lapse where a number bank card details have been leaked.

Dissatisfied consumers are more prone to switching

27 September 2012 · Staff Writer

Disgruntled consumers are increasingly voting with their feet and switching banks because of bad service and high bank fees.

Reserve Bank keeps repo rate at five percent

20 September 2012 · Staff Writer

The SARB’s monetary policy committee has decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at five percent today.