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TymeDigital receives banking licence in South Africa

Tuesday 3 October 2017 08:00 CET | News

TymeDigital has been granted a banking license, marking the first license issued to a new bank by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) since 1999.

TymeDigital will enter the retail banking market in South Africa, along with Standard Bank, FirstRand, Barclays Africa, Nedbank and Capitec Bank, targeting mainly emerging and middle class consumers and SMEs.

The bank will launch in the second quarter of 2018 and plans to offer bank accounts that allow customers to deposit and withdraw money at Pick n Pay stores. Currently, it operates the money transfer service in partnership with Pick n Pay and Boxer, with a 200,000 customer base for the service.


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