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FNBB joins race to formalise Metshelo Savings

The country’s largest commercial bank, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), has joined the commercial race to formalise group savings schemes known as metshelo, as financial institutions and retailers compete to capture one of Botswana’s most entrenched informal financial systems.
The country’s largest commercial bank, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), has joined the commercial race to formalise group savings schemes known as metshelo, as financial institutions and retailers compete to capture one of Botswana’s most entrenched informal financial systems.

The country’s largest commercial bank, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB), has joined the commercial race to formalise group savings schemes known as metshelo, as financial institutions and retailers compete to capture one of Botswana’s most entrenched informal financial systems.

In a market announcement last week, FNBB said it would introduce a dedicated Motshelo Savings Account designed to provide a digital banking solution for saving scheme groups that have historically operated outside mainstream banking.

Announcing the launch, FNBB Retail Director Monkgogi Mogorosi said that metshelo remain a vital financial practice cutting across income levels.

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