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Inside FNBB’s plan to stay ahead of the pack

Grand launch: FNBB CEO, Steven Bogatsu officiating at the brand reveal in Gaborone recently PIC: FNBB FACEBOOK
Grand launch: FNBB CEO, Steven Bogatsu officiating at the brand reveal in Gaborone recently PIC: FNBB FACEBOOK

While the country’s biggest bank earned its prime position in the market by being the leading innovator of financial services technology, COVID-19 spurred its competitors to close the gap in digitisation. However, First National Bank has an ace up its sleeve, notes Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI

Writing in the group’s annual report for 2022 recently, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) chairperson, Balisi Bonyongo noted the trend of heightened competition in the banking sector from both direct rivals and non-traditional financial services.

Essentially, the pandemic saw banks and related financial services providers boost their provision of digital services, as the response to COVID-19 included movement restrictions, travel bans and social distancing, the latter limiting the traffic in brick and mortar banking halls.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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