Severe storms in South Africa impact card payments and ATM usage
South Africans experienced challenges paying with their cards and using ATMs following the severe storms that recently wreaked havoc in parts of the country.
According to Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) executive...
Capitec planning new branches and ATMs in 2026
Capitec customers are benefiting from a larger network of branches across South Africa in 2026. While its ATM numbers have declined slightly, it still has substantially more of these devices than other banks.
The bank's annual results for the...
Just one bank expanding ATMs in South Africa
Capitec is the only major traditional bank in South Africa still expanding its ATM footprint, while Absa, FNB, Nedbank, and Standard Bank have closed thousands of cash machines.
Excluding the over 3,000 cash devices that Capitec has rolled out since...
Half a billion to replace South Africa's looted ATMs
South Africa’s major banks are expected to spend millions on replacing hundreds of ATMs damaged or destroyed during looting earlier this month.
Speaking during a media briefing on Thursday, the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA)...
South African banks and ATMs looted
Nedbank CEO Mike Brown says 37 of their bank branches and 112 ATMs have been vandalised or looted.
Speaking to Biznews, Brown said they could currently not get to these facilities to determine the extent of the damage.
“All we know at the moment is the...
ATMs and cash here to stay in South Africa
Despite the increasing number of mobile payment options and widespread support for card payments, South Africans are using more cash than ever.
Responding to recent questions about the addition of biometric security and contactless technology to ATMs...
85% of ATMS can be hacked in under 15 minutes
An analysis by Positive Technologies has revealed that 85% of ATMs manufactured by NCR, Diebold, Nixdorf, and GRGBanking can be hacked in around 15 minutes by attackers with access to the device's network.
If the attacker is an employee of the bank...
Johannesburg - The South African Police Service has warned individuals to be extra cautious when withdrawing money from ATMs in Johannesburg.
"We would like to warn the community not to become victims. Suspects target people after withdrawing money from the bank or at an ATM," Captain Xoli...