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Capitec Bank is a South African retail bank and financial services company. [2] As of February 2024 the bank was the largest retail bank in South Africa, based on number of customers, with 120,000 customers opening new accounts per month.
This is a list of commercial banks and other credit institutions in South Africa, as updated late 2024 by the Reserve Bank of South Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] List of commercial banks
The bank was founded in Republic of South Africa in 1965. It obtained a banking licence in 1989; [6] and became a fully owned subsidiary of Mercantile Bank Holdings Limited, a bank holding company incorporated in January the same year. [3] In 1995, the bank merged with Bank of Lisbon International (BLI) – a bank established in 1965.
TymeBank is a South African digital bank aimed at the lower income market. [1] [2] Headquartered in Rosebank, Johannesburg, TymeBank does not have any physical bank branches and relies on an Android banking App, and Internet Banking site and a partnership with two retail chains, Pick n Pay and Boxer, to host a national network of self-service kiosks that facilitate the account opening process.
Commercial banking in the country is dominated by the "big five" banks: Standard Bank, FirstRand, Absa, Nedbank, and Investec. As of March 2020 [update] , they control nearly 90% of the sector's total assets.
First National Bank (South Africa) Indo-Zambia Bank Limited; Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank; International Commercial Bank; Investrust Bank; Stanbic Bank; Standard Chartered Bank (Zambia) United Bank for Africa [114] Zambia National Commercial Bank
It secured a banking licence in 1980 [10] [11] and was first listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa in 1986, after merging with Metboard, a trust company. [12] In 1988, Investec Bank Limited was restructured into Investec Group Limited ("IGL"), giving Investec Management and staff control of the company.
Absa Group in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2018. Finweek Bank Charges Reports from 2008 through 2010 [19] found Barclays Africa Group Holdings Limited to be the most expensive bank in South Africa. [20] [21] [22] Pay-as-you-transact (PAYT) fees increased 82 percent from 2005 to 2010. [21]