Last week FNB released its price review for the next year (effective July 1st), with a few tweaks and changes, and two new product offerings.
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You’ve finally graduated and landed yourself a job, and you’re loving the flexibility that comes with earning your own money. But before you know it, the money has run out and you’ve been hit with a whopping amount of bank fees. We took a look at some of the best bank accounts available for first-time earners. When you’re a student, a...
When selecting a bank account for your child, first consider what they will be using it for and then look for one with the best pricing structure. A young child who is mostly saving will want an account with a high interest rate, while an older child who may be doing regular transactions would look for an account that has the most cost-effective...
A banking price war is under way and is doing more to drive down bank fees than any government regulation could ever hope to achieve. Recently Standard Bank slashed its banking fees which, it claims, makes its range of transactional accounts amongst the cheapest in the market. Earlier this year Standard Bank, Absa and Nedbank all launched low cost...
This week I received a survey on what customers want from their banks. The Speak UP Report commissioned by Capitec aims to “draw attention to what people want from their bank and ultimately help give them what they really need”. I have to confess that when I read some of the comments I was amazed at the naivety of bank customers...
FNB was the first bank to challenge Capitec in offering a no frills, simple bank account when they launched EasyPlan nearly two years ago. The other banks have followed and are now all aiming to provide low cost banking for under R30 per month. In July last year Nedbank launched Nedbank ‘Ke Yona’ account, this month Absa extended its Absa...
So you think you can't find money to save? Here are six down tried and tested savings tips which will save you over R1 000 a month.