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    • How A Software Expert Managed To Steal R6,3 Million Working At Standard Bank

      26 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments

      A former Standard Bank software expert managed to make off with around R6,3 million within a month while working at the financial institution.

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    • Ranking SA’s Best And Worst Banks By Customer Satisfaction

      17 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments

      Capitec might still be pulling ahead in the rankings, but it’s showing signs of fatigue with other banks gaining ground.

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    • SA’s Best And Worst Banks, According To Social Media

      10 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      BrandsEye analysed some 500 000 social media posts to find out how South Africans really feel about our top banks.

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    • The Bank Accounts That SA’s High Rollers Use

      06 Mar 2020 by Carrie / No Comments

      If you’re applying for one of these bank accounts, you’re probably raking in some serious cash.

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    • More Proof That Everyone Hates Nedbank, Absa, And Standard Bank

      11 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      South Africans love a good rant on social media. If you analyse those rants, you’ll see a few patterns emerging.

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    • These Are The 12 Biggest Companies In SA Right Now

      24 Jul 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      The 2019 Fortune Global 2 000 list, decided on total revenues for the respective fiscal year, features 12 South African companies.

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    • Morgan Stanley Reckons You Should Be Buying These Eight SA Stocks

      16 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments

      If you want to invest, but you’re worried about the economy after the election, these guys have some advice worth listening to.

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    • South Africans Rank Their Best And Worst Banks

      28 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (Sacsi) for banking report is out, and it’s not great news for Absa.

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    • Why It’s Pointless Choosing One SA Bank Over Another

      18 Jun 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      I’ve never fully understood why some people are loyal to any particular bank, especially when our options are so limited here in SA.

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    • PR Nightmare: Five Brands Who Have Been Torn Apart On Twitter

      14 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments

      When it comes to ill-thought out ad campaigns and dodgy tweets from major companies, Twitter users don’t hesitate to put them on blast.

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    • How SA’s Banking Fees Shape Up Against The Rest Of The World

      11 Apr 2018 by Reinhardt / 1 Comment

      It’s common knowledge that South African banks charge us for just about everything, but here’s how we compare to the rest of the world.

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    • All The South Africans Named In The Paradise Papers So Far

      08 Nov 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      The release of the Paradise Papers is just the beginning of an international take-down of wealthy individuals looking to escape paying taxes, and these are the South Africans among them.

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    • Jozi Man Going Through Divorce Drives Through Bank’s Glass Doors [Images]

      16 Sep 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      When a Jozi man learnt that he would be losing pretty much everything he had worked for, he took his anger out on the Rosebank branch of Standard Bank.

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    • Standard Bank Got Scammed Out Of R300 Million – Here’s How The Criminals Did It [Infographic]

      24 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      Standard Bank was the victim of a massive transnational scam this week, with some crafty scam artists netting a fat payday.

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    • INTERESTING READ: An Exact Breakdown Of Poor, Middle And Rich Spending Habits In SA

      20 May 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      It’s obvious that various income brackets spend differently, but just how different can that be? Here’s an exact breakdown.

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    • The “Big Four” SA Banks Has Just Become The “Big Five”

      31 Mar 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments

      They say competition is healthy, which is why the growth of another big bank here at home can only benefit us Saffas.

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    • Standard Bank Also Starts The Year Off With A PR Nightmare

      05 Jan 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments

      Standard Bank are also experiencing a little racism problem that took place over Twitter…

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    • Standard Bank Refuses To Pay Back Stolen Money

      02 Sep 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      So what happens when your money goes walkabout and you expect those who keep it safe to help you recover it? People are angry and it seems they have good reason.

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    • This Chap Is Shafting Standard Bank So Beautifully

      24 Jun 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments

      Everyone loves an underdog story and we’ve got a ripper from the Eastern Cape on our hands. This ostrich farmer isn’t about to bury his head in the sand.

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    • Well What Do You Know, Standard Bank Are OFFICIALLY The Worst Bank In South Africa

      04 Mar 2015 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments

      We don’t like to say we told you so…but we did kind of have a rant of epic proportions last week along similar lines. It seems automated cold-calling people is just one of Standard Bank’s many problems.

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    • This Is Why Standard Bank Are A Bunch Of Pigs @standardbankza

      25 Feb 2015 by Seth Rotherham / 34 Comments

      I have said this many times and I still believe it to be true. Every bank can and will let you down at some stage. People who have loyalty to a particular bank are just lucky.

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    • This Is How You Stop The Banks And Everyone Calling You Randomly

      25 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / 2 Comments

      If you are also tired of being contacted out of the blue by companies trying to sell you things, we offer you the little-known about solution. Sign up and squash these intrusions once and for all.

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    • Is SANRAL Is Stealing Phone Numbers From Bank Databases?

      09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Over the past week, a few very frenzied e-toll users have been complaining about SANRAL sending them SMSs which claim that they owe them money.

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    • Moody’s Has Downgraded SA’s Five Biggest Banks

      04 Oct 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Moody’s announced today that, following the revision of the country’s foreign currency desposit ceiling, it had downgraded South Africa’s five biggest banks. This comes only days after the ratings agency downgraded SA’s government bond rating.

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    • Most SA Internet Users Now Bank Online, Most Banks Yet To Catch On

      23 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments

      Recent research confirms that the vast majority of South African internet users bank online, but that banks have been very slow to make use of digital channels to meet customers’ needs. A study by market research firm Columinate, which assessed consumer internet banking behaviour and satisfaction levels, suggests there is plenty of room for improvement for banks trying to connect digitally with their customers.

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    • Bank War Continues As FNB Disputes Standard Bank’s Pricing Announcement

      27 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      A month ago the battle between FNB and Standard Bank was just heating up. Following Standard Bank’s complaints about FNB’s “misleading” advertising in February, the banks remain at loggerheads. In recent days FNB has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about its competitor, which it says is now attempting “to sell nonexistent products”.

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    • Standard Bank Complains About FNB On Twitter, Receives Backlash From Public

      24 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      We’ve told you a lot about the shenanigans of SA’s Big Four banks recently. Yesterday a Twitter storm erupted around Standard Bank and FNB, with the former accusing FNB of misleading advertising. The irony? The mud-slinging quite quickly turned in the direction of Standard Bank, with Tweeters taking FNB’s side. Here’s a snapshot of what happened.

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