The continent’s transition away from fossil fuels is fraught with difficulty, not least if the overall aim is both a cleaner and fairer future. 

Looting and arson forced the closure of hundreds of branches and caused widespread damage to ATM infrastructure.

New challenges have forced leading commercial lenders to innovate to hold onto market share.

Loan portfolios have been skewed towards unsecured lending over the last decade.

Total financial services capital investment into South Africa rose 41% last year, while Nigeria saw a 57% drop.

Standard Bank Group chief executive Sim Tshabalala on how the Covid-19 crisis is accelerating the adoption of digital banking services.

Which banks across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have performed the best in The Banker’s newly introduced ranking that measures a lender's performance across various key criteria? 

The governor of South Africa’s central bank tells The Banker about the challenging position the country finds itself in and the impressive performance of its banking sector.