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When last did you visit your local bank branch? A few months ago? Longer? Were it not for that constraint to have a stamped bank statement or any other small necessity every time you try to do something, you likely wouldn’t have visited a branch in quite some time. Are bank branches even still necessary?

On Wednesday, 19 August 2020, there was a data breach at one of South Africa's leading credit bureau's.

With the Coronavirus pandemic taking its toll on the health and safety of the world, it’s also causing notable shifts in the economy and livelihoods of many.

Fincheck began in 2016 so consumers could compare financial services products, and has taken over the full management and equity in FundingHub. This makes Fincheck the country’s biggest financial comparison site as well as the biggest lead aggregator having signed on 71 banks, lenders and insurers.

We are asking all of our readers to take action with us and programs like Carte Blanche to expose fraudulent online loan operations, loan sharks and unethical loan practices by many online loan companies. Share this article with your friends and help us to help all South Africans make better loan decisions.

The 2019 budget speech has everyone, as always, piping up with tons of opinions. The reality is, it's another year with another speech and the most important news around the speech is that you need to adapt.

Have you ever walked down to Savings avenue and Budget street? We hope so. If you’re not familiar with them, don’t fret. Many South Africans are not too high on proper savings and budgeting skills. This is why have create a simple budget tool and cash flow tool that can help South Africans improve their monthly cash flow situation.

Around 40% of the credit provided by the country's top ten credit providers appears to be reckless according to the recently released Reckless Lending Indicator, developed by debt counselling firm DebtSafe.

We trust every person has something they can take and use from this budget speech. Let's make it an open conversation for all South Africans, feel free to share, comment and talk to us about what you think!

Have you often wondered where to get vehicle insurance? Read this post to learn more about 4 of the top vehicle insurance providers in South Africa.

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