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.

South Africa's growth forecast of just over 1% in 2019 is a step in the right direction. But issues of debt, inflation and political corruption are still hindering the country's progress. 

A quintet of big banks dominate South Africa's banking scene, but this could change as the arrival of several low-cost digital banks triggers competition.