For many pensioners, retirement savings intended to secure their future are instead being used to rescue financially strained children. Retirement was once expected to mark the beginning of financial freedom. Today, for many South Africans, it is becoming something quite different. As household budgets tighten and economic pressures intensify, a growing number of pensioners are...

eBucks PayDay helps over 700,000 customers access additional rewards, discounts and savings each month FNB is celebrating the first anniversary of eBucks PayDay, with customer engagement continuing to grow as more customers use the platform to maximise the value of their reward payouts through discounts and personalised offers. Over the past year, eBucks PayDay has...

By Andrew Robinson, Sector Head of Real Estate at Standard Bank CIB For much of the past five years, the South African real estate sector has been focused on survival rather than expansion. Rising interest rates, Covid-era disruptions, weak economic growth and shifting occupier behaviour forced listed and unlisted property owners into a period of...

More than 19 million regular platform users embrace secure digital-first payments FNB customers are increasingly embracing secure, digital-first payment solutions, driving a 47% increase in virtual card transaction values over the past financial year. The growth reflects changing customer payment behaviour across FNB’s ecosystem, which now serves more than 19 million regular platform users and...