Stanbic unveils Matshelo

Stanbic Bank Botswana has launched Matshelo Savings Account, which aims to provide safe and reliable banking platforms for those who want to save in groups and, in the process, make profit.

The bank, in its continued effort to move Batswana forward, has developed the niche solution to mitigate the risks that come with the improper placement of group savings.

The challenge often lies in both formal and informal society groups in making use of unsecure banking facilities; group savers often opt to keep physical cash or held within the account of a nominated individual. These means of stowing their funds pose a danger in that the individuals and groups are then increasingly susceptible to fraud and misplacement of funds.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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