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CGTN Africa – Huawei champions digital transformation in African banking at Johannesburg summit – 5/4/2025
Industry leaders, technology experts, and top financial executives gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, for Huawei’s 2025 Intelligent Finance Summit to explore the future of banking in Africa.
For the complete story, see: https://africa.cgtn.com/huawei-champions-digital-transformation-in-african-banking-at-johannesburg-summit/
IOL – South African corporates maintain positive sentiment despite economic uncertainties – 4/4/2025
Resilient South African corporates and investors have adopted an overall positive sentiment on the economy on the back of expected strong earnings despite risks emanating from fiscal pressures, tensions with the United States and government of national unity (GNU) disagreements.
For the complete story, see:
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/south-african-corporates-maintain-positive-sentiment-despite-economic-uncertainties-cb40385f-418b-47f4-9443-6e46d415b24e
Paypers – JP Morgan applies for merchant banking licence in Nigeria – 4/4/2025
JP Morgan has announced it is expanding in the Nigerian financial landscape to bring its financial solutions to Nigeria’s corporate and institutional clients.
For the complete story, see: https://thepaypers.com/payments-general/jp-morgan-applies-for-merchant-banking-licence-in-nigeria--1273012
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Fintech Futures – South Africa’s Mercantile Bank goes omnichannel with TCS Bancs Digital – 30/3/2025
Fintech Futures – Discovery’s digital bank to go live next month – 29/3/2025
Fintech Futures – TymeBank times South African launch for this month – 29/3/2025
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Absa Group – Absa reshuffles and boosts its marketing function – 2/4/2025
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Investec Ltd (JSE: INL)
Nedbank Group Ltd (JSE: NED)
Old Mutual Ltd (JSE: OMU)
PSG Group Limited (JSE: PSG)
Remgro Limited (JSE: REM)
RMB Holdings Limited (JSE: RMH)
Sanlam Limited (JSE: SLM)
Sasfin Holdings Limited (JSE: SFN)
Standard Bank Group Limited (JSE: SBK)
TymeBank
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CGTN Africa – Huawei champions digital transformation in African banking at Johannesburg summit – 5/4/2025
Industry leaders, technology experts, and top financial...