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Financial services in South Africa

Who banks where, how fast money moves through phones and banks, what credit is growing and where finance is headed.

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Deals in the last 12 months628 tracked in South Africa in all

Account ownership: South Africa against SADC

Account ownership, % of adults, latest year for each country. Click a bar for that country's financial services page.

0%20%40%60%80%Mauritius89.6%South Africa81.1%Namibia72.9%Zambia72.7%Eswatini65.1%Lesotho61.6%Botswana61.4%Tanzania59.8%Mozambique54.4%Malawi50.4%Zimbabwe49.5%Comoros45.5%DRC39.2%Angola29.3% (2014)Madagascar24.5%median 59.8%

Source: World Bank·dotzedw Insights Centre

Subsectors

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Banking in South Africa

Tracks
Banks, assets, deposits, credit by industry, bad loans and capital, branch networks, new licences and exits, digital banks.
Signals ahead
Credit growth by industry, licence approvals, foreign bank exits.

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Who is moving

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6 deals in the last 12 months involving South Africa, placed in subsectors by what they say.

Tech market rankings for every country

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